Conscience Quotes

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Only those within whose own consciousness the sun rise and set, the leaves burgeon and wither, can be said to be aware of what living… — Joseph Wood Krutch
It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in solitude, or he may suffer… — Charles Darwin
Everyone has conscience enough to hate; few have religion enough to love. — Henry Ward Beecher
Taste is the literary conscience of the soul. — Joseph Joubert
Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it. — Henry Ward Beecher
The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from Custom. — Michel de Montaigne
Conscience is the guardian in the individual of the rules which the community has evolved for its own preservation. — W. Somerset Maugham
It is only because man believes himself to be free, not because he is free, that he experiences remorse and pricks of conscience. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Everyone in daily life carries such a heavy mixed burden on his own conscience that he is reluctant to penalize those who have been caught. — Brooks Atkinson
Society itself is an accident to the spirit, and if society in any of its forms is to be justified morally it must be justified… — George Santayana
It is neither safe nor prudent to do anything against conscience. — Martin Luther
They asked if I knew what 'conscientious objector' meant. I told them that when the white man asked me to go off somewhere and fight… — Malcolm X
I have often expressed my sentiments, that every man, conducting himself as a good citizen, and being accountable to God alone for his religious opinions,… — George Washington
The religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man… — James Madison
While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God alone… — George Washington
Driven from every other corner of the earth, freedom of thought and the right of private judgment in matters of conscience direct their course to… — Samuel Adams
The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshiping Almighty God agreebly to their conscience, is not only among the choicest of their… — George Washington
The civil rights of none, shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the… — James Madison
Conscience is the most sacred of all property. — James Madison
That all persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the one Almighty and eternal God, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of… — William Penn

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