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He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to ob

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. – Chinese Proverb

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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. – Chinese Proverb

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It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great. – William Ellery Channing

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What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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The conscience is the sacred haven of the liberty of man. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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