Conscience Quotes

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Deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, "There is something not right," no matter how much his… — Carl Jung
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale… — Winston Churchill
This living hand, now warm and capable Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold And in the icy silence of the tomb, So haunt… — John Keats
However contradictory the coroner's report â€” whether he pronounces Consumption or Loneliness or Suicide to be the cause of death â€” isn't it plain how… — J D Salinger
A choir of seedlings arching their necks out of rotted tree stumps, sucking life out of death. I am the forest's conscience, but remember, the… — Barbara Kingsolver
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it. — Leo Tolstoy
I tell Thee that man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that gift of… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Conscience makes egotists of us all. — Oscar Wilde
I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates to be right, without the yoke of any party on me... Look at… — Davy Crockett
Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does. — Evan Esar
Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best… — Susan B. Anthony
Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all. — Oscar Wilde
The hardest thing usually to leave behind, as was the case now, can loosely be called the conscience. — Norman Maclean
I should love to satisfy all, if I possibly can; but in trying to satisfy all, I may be able to satisfy none. I have,… — Mahatma Gandhi
Trust that man in nothing who has not a conscience in everything. — Laurence Sterne
With the passage of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the color of our… — Jose Saramago
We, as human beings, should wish to be loved and embraced for our character, respected and relied on for our courage, and trusted for our… — Laura Schlessinger
Storytelling awakens us to that which is real. Honest. . . . it transcends the individual. . . . Those things that are most personal… — Terry Tempest Williams
Confusing monogamy with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other error. — George Bernard Shaw
Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to… — John F. Kennedy

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