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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
Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good
Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
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.
They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.
They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.
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.]
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
