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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.
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.]
The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.
A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.
O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing
wound thee sore!
[It., O dignitosa coscienza e read more
O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing
wound thee sore!
[It., O dignitosa coscienza e netta,
Come t' e picciol fallo amaro morso.]
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
The still small voice is wanted.
The still small voice is wanted.
