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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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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. – Chinese Proverb

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Conscience
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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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Conscience

A good conscience is a continual feast. – Francis Bacon

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Conscience

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

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Conscience

No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell! – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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