Quotes Conscience

con·science n.
1 a : the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good
b : a faculty, power, or principle enjoining good acts
c : the part of the superego in psychoanalysis that transmits commands and admonitions to the ego
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"Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life." -Karl Barth

"To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence." -Aristotle

"What physic, what chirurgery, what wealth, favor, authority can relieve, bear out, assuage, or expel a troubled conscience? A quiet mind cureth all." -Robert Burton 1622

"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." -Thoreau

"I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everythig, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." -Edward Everett Hale

"Take charge of your thoughts." -Plato

"Do yourself a favor as you walk through life: Slow down and take the time to really see. Take a moment to see what is going on around you right now, right where you are. You may be missing something wonderful." -Michael Thomas

"The highest stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts." -Charles Darwin

"The best tranquilizer is a clear conscience." -Anon

"Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking." - H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)

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