Conscience Quote by William Ellery Channing

Knowledge of our duties is the most essential part of the philosophy of life. If you escape duty you avoid action. The world demands…

— George Washington Goethals

Every human being should be taught that his first duty is to take care of himself, and that to be self-respecting he must be…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of his conscience, thus helping to bring the collective conscience to life

— Norman Cousins

One should arrive at leading one's conscience to a state of development so that it becomes the voice of a better and higher self,…

— Vincent Van Gogh

The individual's duty is to do what he wants to do, to think whatever he likes, to be accountable to no one but himself,…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

Man's duty is to improve himself; to cultivate his mind; and, when he finds himself going astray, to bring the moral law to bear…

— Immanuel Kant

“Duty comes in many forms; at times duty to country may conflict with duty to family. Yet, with a lucid mind the guises can…

— F. Sionil José

The conscience of a people is their power.

— John Dryden

“If the master allows himself to be commanded by a servant, the latter becomes autocratic; the mind is similarly enslaved by submitting to bodily…

— Paramahansa Yogananda

A person who is trained to consider his actions, to undertake them deliberately, is in so far forth disciplined. Add to this ability a…

— John Dewey

The constant duty of every man to his fellows is to ascertain his own powers and special gifts, and to strengthen them for the…

— John Ruskin

“There are not many people who work according to the law of virtue, but this small minority is the pride of mankind and every…

— Alija Izetbegović