Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
—Pliny
Showing posts with label conscience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conscience. Show all posts
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Monday, November 18, 2019
Post #2961
Conscience is a great ledger book in which all our offences are written and registered, and which time reveals to the sense and feeling of the offender.
—Robert Burton
—Robert Burton
Friday, November 15, 2019
Post #2960
A man of integrity will never listen to any reason against conscience.
—Alec Douglas-Home
—Alec Douglas-Home
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Post #2574
A man's own conscience is his sole tribunal, and he should care no more for that phantom 'opinion' than he should fear meeting a ghost if he cross the churchyard at dark.
—Edward Bulwer-Lytton
—Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Post #2319
We are born to lose and to perish, to hope and to fear, to vex ourselves and others; and there is no antidote against a common calamity but virtue; for the foundation of true joy is in the conscience.
—Seneca
—Seneca
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Post #2273
A man can bear a world's contempt when he has that within which says he's worthy. When he condemns himself, there burns the hell.
—Alexander Smith
—Alexander Smith
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Friday, April 15, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
Post #2010
If you would relish food, labour for it before you take it; if you enjoy clothing, pay for it before you wear it; if you would sleep soundly, take a clear conscience to bed with you.
—Benjamin Franklin
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
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