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Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
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.]
Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend,
Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend;
But if he read more
Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend,
Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend;
But if he will thy friendly checks forego,
Thou art, oh! woe for me, his deadliest foe!
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to read more
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to accuse.
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 the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
The still small voice is wanted.
The still small voice is wanted.
