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Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!
No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
So may heaven's grace clear away the foam from the conscience,
that the river of thy thoughts may roll read more
So may heaven's grace clear away the foam from the conscience,
that the river of thy thoughts may roll limpid thenceforth,
[It., Se toso grazia risolva le schiume
Di vostra conscienza, si che chiaro
Per essa scenda della mente il fiume.]
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.
A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.
A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
