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    But at sixteen the conscience rarely gnaws
    So much, as when we call our old debts in
    At sixty years, and draw the accounts of evil,
    And find a deuced balance with the devil.

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He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
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He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts
Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;
Himself his own dungeon.

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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.

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Whom conscience, ne'er asleep,
Wounds with incessant strokes, not loud, but deep.

Whom conscience, ne'er asleep,
Wounds with incessant strokes, not loud, but deep.

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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.

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

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They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.

They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.

by Robert Burton Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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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.

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Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

by George Santayana Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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