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A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to read more
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to accuse.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
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.]
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.