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They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.
They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Whom conscience, ne'er asleep,
Wounds with incessant strokes, not loud, but deep.
Whom conscience, ne'er asleep,
Wounds with incessant strokes, not loud, but deep.
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear
on account of his deeds arise read more
According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear
on account of his deeds arise in his mind.
[Lat., Conscia mens ut cuique sua est, ita concipit intra
Pectora pro facto spemque metumque suo.]
