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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
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
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.
A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good
Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good
According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear
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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.]
A cleere conscience is a sure carde.
A cleere conscience is a sure carde.
