“Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.” MindPersonsBodyEnemyWeaknessConscienceWitSensesLustMortalsFoePursesBane Author:Pliny the Elder
“In mortals there is a care for trifles which proceeds from love and conscience, and is most holy; and a care for trifles which comes of idleness and frivolity, and is most base. And so, also, there is a gravity proceeding from thought, which is most noble; and a gravity proceeding from dulness and mere incapability of enjoyment, which is most base.” CareHolyConscienceMereNobleMortalsEnjoymentGravityIdlenessTriflesProceedingFrivolityIncapability Book:Precious Thoughts: Moral and Religious. Gathered from the Works of John Ruskin, A. M. Source: Precious Thoughts: Moral and Religious. Gathered from the Works of John Ruskin, A. M.
“When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that would hold him to his mortal life. Otherwise he would've dissolved. I had seen Annabeth, and I had a feeling he had too. He had pictured that scene Hestia showed me—of himself in the good old days with Thalia and Annabeth, when he promised they would be a family. Hurting Annabeth in battle had shocked him into remembering that promise. It had allowed his mortal conscience to take over again, and defeat Kronos. His weak spot—his Achilles heel—had saved us all” ImportantFeelingsWould BeRememberHurtFocusPromiseSceneBattleConscienceRiversWeakDefeatSavedSpotsMortalsHeelsShockedOld DaysLukeAnnabethAchillesGood Old DaysAchilles HeelStyxWeak SpotsHestia Author:Rick Riordan
“Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can't buy.” IfsLooksMotivationalValuesNextHealthHealthyBlessingCapableConsciencePraiseWork OutMortalsFitnessFitness MotivationalPraise GodInspirational HealthWellness And FitnessHealth Is Wealth Author:Izaak Walton
“Belgium, where there occurred one of the rare appearances of the hero in history, was lifted above herself by the uncomplicated conscience of her King and, faced with the choice to acquiesce or resist, took less than three hours to make her decision, knowing it might be mortal.” MightChoicesThreeHoursDecisionKnowingKingsHeroConscienceAppearanceMortalsBelgiumUncomplicated Author:Barbara Tuchman