Behavior Quote by Martha Stout

“If you don't have a conscience, what is your behavior like? Apparently, if you don't have a conscience, if you don't really . . . love, then the only thing that's left for you is the game - it's about controlling things.”

Martha Stout

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One way or another, a life without conscience is a failed life.

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