Quotations on conscience

Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.
-George Santayana
A good conscience is a continued Christmas.
-Benjamin Franklin
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
-H. L. Mencken
'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
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.
-Chinese Proverb
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
-Mahatma Gandhi
No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!
-Lord Byron
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.
-George Bancroft
Conscience-the only incorruptible thing about us.
-Henry Fielding
I've got you on my conscience, but at least you're off my back.
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