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

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

A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.

A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.

A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

The still small voice is wanted.

The still small voice is wanted.

Let his tormentor conscience find him out.

Let his tormentor conscience find him out.

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.

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.

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.]

They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.

They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.