Conscience Quotes

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Perhaps it is our perennial fate to be surprised by the simultaneity of events, by the sheer extension of the world in time and space.… — Susan Sontag
The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin — Salvador De Madariaga
I will not do that which my conscience tells me is wrong to gain the huzzahs of thousands, or the daily praise of all the… — Lord Mansfield
Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts and inconsistencies. — Thomas Jefferson
The softest pillow is a clean conscience. — H H Swami Tejomayananda
And lo and behold, people were amazed: Washington was amazed. The country was amazed. And I was amazed that everybody was amazed. Because what is… — Senator John Kerry
A guilty conscience needs no accuser — Proverb
The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg or arm. It is given to all human beings in… — Thomas Jefferson
Consciences can be accommodated here, even those that have no ground for holding that conscience is sacred, inalienable, and prior to civil society — Michael Novak
A good conscience is the best divinity — Thomas Fuller
Conscience is the purest substract of reasoning. — Caio Lemos
Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it. — Samuel Butler
Comforts corrode our consciences — Steve Constable
How tedious is a guilty conscience! — John Webster
Possible issue of the conscience: today, which shall be my torment? — Mariana Fulger
A liberal is a conservative whose conscience is on display — Jerome Gioia
Sometimes I envy people with no conscience. To live with no better judgement and NOT care. Might be amazing .. — Unknown Author
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. (Hebrews 13:18) — Bible
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of… — Albert Camus
All that you are, no conscience. All you believe, no pride. All that you take, no reason. All that you leave, no right. All that… — Def Leppard

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