#conscience

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all. ↗

— Ogden Nash

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It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience. ↗

— John Henry Newman

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The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles." (Young India, 22 October 1925) ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts. ↗

— Budd Schulberg

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'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe. ↗

— Jean Paul

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When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

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Agitation is the marshalling of the conscience of a nation to mold its laws. ↗

— Robert Peel

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In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage. ↗

— Thomas de Quincey

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No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them! ↗

— Norman Rockwell

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