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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!
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 which warns us that someone may be looking.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing
wound thee sore!
[It., O dignitosa coscienza e read more
O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing
wound thee sore!
[It., O dignitosa coscienza e netta,
Come t' e picciol fallo amaro morso.]