A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

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.]

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

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!

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.

Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good

Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.

Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.

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.