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There is no future pang
Can deal that justice on the self condemn'd
He deals on his read more
There is no future pang
Can deal that justice on the self condemn'd
He deals on his own soul.
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
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!
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
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.]
Why should not Conscience have vacation
As well as other Courts o' th' nation?
Have equal power read more
Why should not Conscience have vacation
As well as other Courts o' th' nation?
Have equal power to adjourn,
Appoint appearance and return?
O Conscience, into what abyss of fears
And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which
I read more
O Conscience, into what abyss of fears
And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which
I find no way, from deep to deeper plunged.
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.
Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
