Conscience Quotes

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[I]t is impossible for those, who believe in the truth of Christianity, as a divine revelation, to doubt, that it is the especial duty of… — Joseph Story
The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory. — Oscar Wilde
We look for some reward of our endeavors and are disappointed that not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual efforts… — Robert Louis Stevenson
A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature, a piece of non pertinent correspondence, an odious approximation, a haunting conscience, a preposterous shadow,… — Charles Lamb
If we cannot be powerful and happy and prey on others, we invent conscience and prey on ourselves. — Elbert Hubbard
Government being, among other purposes, instituted to protect the consciences of men from oppression, it certainly is the duty of Rulers, not only to abstain… — George Washington
Keep conscience clear, then never fear. — Benjamin Franklin
Thank you for your kind invitation. However, as a gay man, I must decline. I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment… — Wentworth Miller
This revelation of the secrets of nature, long mercifully withheld from man, should arouse the most solemn reflections in the mind and conscience of every… — Winston Churchill
We are warned by the Word both of our duty, our danger, and our remedy. On the sea of life there would be many more… — Charles Spurgeon
Good men are bound by conscience and liberated by accountability. — Wes Fesler
Remember, character is not of much value. What is valuable is consciousness - not conscience but consciousness. Conscience is created by the society. The more… — Rajneesh
A good conscience fears no witness, but a guilty conscience is solicitous even in solitude. If we do nothing but what is honest, let all… — Seneca the Younger
A tranquil conscience invites freedom from anguish, sorrow, guilt, shame, and self-condemnation. It provides a foundation for happiness. It is a condition of immense worth. — Richard G. Scott
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone… — Eleanor Roosevelt
And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or… — Samuel Adams
No one in the modern world is more lonely than the writer with a literary conscience. — Ellen Glasgow
With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we… — John F. Kennedy
A guilty conscience is the mother of invention. — Carolyn Wells
It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property, since they pre-exist, and his work is only to secure… — Frederic Bastiat

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