Conscience Quotes

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The chief want, in every state that I have been into, was a high and earnest purpose in its inhabitants. — Henry David Thoreau
I would remind my countrymen, that they are to be men first, and Americans only at a late and convenient hour. No matter how valuable… — Henry David Thoreau
What is wanted is men of principle, who recognize a higher law than the decision of the majority. The marines and the militia whose bodies… — Henry David Thoreau
In 2010, I suggested that if you are a good Muslim with a good conscience, go and look for a better God, and I think… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The Latin American cause is about all a social cause: the rebirth of Latin America must start with the overthrow of its masters, country by… — Eduardo Galeano
I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience… — Al Sharpton
The reputation is not essentially built by earning too much, learning too many things, achieving awards, bagging rewards or catapulting position to the hilt; but… — Anuj
Laws change. Conscience doesn't. — Sophie Scholl
The conscience of human never allows us to be quited with the unjustice. — Khem Veasna
There is such a thing as the freedom of exhaustion. Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up....… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your… — Viktor E. Frankl
Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily. — Sivananda
[D]on't grow old. With age comes caution, which is another name for cowardice.... Whatever else you do in life, don't cultivate a conscience. Without a… — Hesketh Pearson
I confess I seldom commune with my conscience when I write. — Anton Chekhov
Ivanov: Once I worked hard and thought a lot but I never got tired; now I do nothing and think of nothing, but I'm tired… — Anton Chekhov
To me, the essence of keeping the soul nourished is obedience to one's conscience. I don't think that the soul can be nourished unless people… — Stephen Covey
There is a spectacle more grand than the sea; it is heaven; there is a spectacle more grand than heaven; it is the conscience. — Victor Hugo
I think that the ideals of youth are fine, clear and unencumbered; and that the real art of living consists in keeping alive the conscience… — Rockwell Kent
The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Many liberals believe in God; many conservatives do. What matters is not whether people believe in God but what text, if any, they believe to… — Dennis Prager

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