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    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!

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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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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.]

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A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

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Oh! think what anxious moments pass between
The birth of plots, and their last fatal periods,
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Oh! think what anxious moments pass between
The birth of plots, and their last fatal periods,
Oh! 'tis a dreadful interval of time,
Filled up with horror all, and big with death!

by Joseph Addison Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.

The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.

by Izaak Walton Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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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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Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it

by Albert Einstein Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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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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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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