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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.
Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen read more
Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust,
Die eine will sich von der andern trennen.]
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.