Conscience Quotes

I fully subscribe to the judgment of those writers who maintain that of all the differences between man and the lower animals, the moral sense of conscience is by far the most important… It is the most noble of all the attributes of man.

Let this be your wall of brass, to have nothing on your conscience, no guilt to make you turn pale.

Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself, until you hear nothing but a clear, undivided voice, a voice which does away with doubt and brings with it persuasion, light, and serenity.

The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbor.

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts and inconsistencies.

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.

He made his conscience not his guide but his accomplice. (On William Gladstone)