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    Yet still there whispers the small voice within,
    Heard through Gain's silence, and o'er Glory's din;
    Whatever creed be taught or land be trod,
    Man's conscience is the oracle of God.

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Now conscience wakes despair
That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory
Of what he was, what is, and read more

Now conscience wakes despair
That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory
Of what he was, what is, and what must be
Worse; of worse deeds worse sufferings must ensue!

by John Milton Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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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.

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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.]

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But at sixteen the conscience rarely gnaws
So much, as when we call our old debts in
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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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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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Guilty consciences always make people cowards.

Guilty consciences always make people cowards.

by Bidpai (pilpay) Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

by Josh Billings Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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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.]

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