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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
The Past lives o'er again,
In its effects, and to the guilty spirit
The ever-frowning Present is read more
The Past lives o'er again,
In its effects, and to the guilty spirit
The ever-frowning Present is its image.
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.]
A cleere conscience is a sure carde.
A cleere conscience is a sure carde.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.
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.]
