A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
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He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts
Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;
Himself his own dungeon.

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

A bad conscience has a very good memory

A bad conscience has a very good memory

Why should not Conscience have vacation
As well as other Courts o' th' nation?
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Why should not Conscience have vacation
As well as other Courts o' th' nation?
Have equal power to adjourn,
Appoint appearance and return?

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good

So may heaven's grace clear away the foam from the conscience,
that the river of thy thoughts may roll read more

So may heaven's grace clear away the foam from the conscience,
that the river of thy thoughts may roll limpid thenceforth,
[It., Se toso grazia risolva le schiume
Di vostra conscienza, si che chiaro
Per essa scenda della mente il fiume.]