Guilty Conscience Quotes

26 quotes by 24 authors

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. — Albert Camus
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 guilty conscience is the mother of invention. — Carolyn Wells
Fair play with others is primarily the practice of not blaming them for anything that is wrong with us. We tend to rub our guilty… — Eric Hoffer
A new kind of award has been added -- the deathbed award. It is not an award of any kind. Either the recipient has not… — Marlene Dietrich
Not all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain: But Christ, the heav'nly… — Isaac Watts
So what if I'm ninety-three? So what if I'm ancient and cranky and my body's a wreck? If they're willing to accept me and my… — Sara Gruen
Stricken by a guilty conscience, some men will say that I speak with excessive temerity about all men in general. They are greatly mistaken. If… — Arcangela Tarabotti
A guilty conscience means at least you have one. — Jakob Dylan
The Swamp of Despond is that place set before the narrow gate where true and false pilgrims alike are assaulted by their own internal corruption… — John Bunyan
White people's fear of Black people with guns will never cease to amaze me. Probably it's because they think about what they would do were… — Assata Shakur
A guilty conscience never feels secure. — Publilius Syrus
The most effective way to silence our guilty conscience is to convince ourselves and others that those we have sinned against are indeed depraved creatures,… — Eric Hoffer
Was ever any wicked man free from the stings of a guilty conscience? — John Tillotson
There is just as much evil in all of us as there is good. We're all continuously guilty, even if we're not doing it intentionally… — Michael Haneke
Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty… — Thor Heyerdahl
Villains!' I shrieked. 'Dissemble no more! I admit the deed! Tear up the planks! Here, here! It is the beating of his hideous heart! — Edgar Allan Poe
This is what I know. Don't settle for 40, 50, or even 80 percent. A relationship-it shouldn't be too small or too tight or even… — Deb Caletti
There comes a time when a man finds himself in front of a dark uncrossable abyss, which he himself has spent years digging. He cannot… — Ivo Andric
I climbed into Misery and called Uncle Bob. â€œWe hooking up?â€ â€œWhy does everything out of your mouth make me sound incestuous?â€ â€œUm, I wasnâ€™t… — Darynda Jones

Who Wrote These Guilty Conscience Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 26 Guilty Conscience Quotes as follows: