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“I don't remember ever being see-saw, when I'd made my mind up that a thing was wrong. It takes the taste out o' my mouth for things, when I know I should have a heavy conscience after 'em. I've seen pretty clear, ever since I could cast up a sum, as you can never do what's wrong without breeding sin and trouble more than you can ever see. It's like a bit o' bad workmanship--you never see th' end o' the mischief it'll do. And it's a poor look-out to come into the world to make your fellow creatures worse off instead o' better.”

Knows World Should Mind Looks Made Ends Remember Bits Sin Poor Clear Saws Trouble Taste Creatures Mouths Conscience Should Have Fellows Casts Heavy Ems Mischief Breeding Workmanship

Book:Works

Source: Works

“Let every man be free to act from his own conscience; but let him remember that other people have consciences too; and let not his liberty be so expansive that in its indulgence it jars and crashes against the liberty of others.”

People Men Remember Liberty Conscience Every Man Crash Indulgence Jars

Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin

“Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone might be looking. Hear and you forget, see and you remember, do and you understand.”

Might Remember Voice Forget Conscience Inner Voice

Author:Confucius

“It may be hard to remember how difficult it was for people to talk about HIV/AIDS back in the 1980's and because of both Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan - in particular Mrs Reagan - we started a national conversation, when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it. Something that I really appreciate was her very effective but low-key advocacy, but it penetrated the public conscience, and people began to say "hey we have to do something about this too.”

People Remember Difficult Conscience Appreciate Aids Advocacy

Author:Hillary Clinton

“A choir of seedlings arching their necks out of rotted tree stumps, sucking life out of death. I am the forest's conscience, but remember, the forest eats itself and lives forever.”

Remember Forever Tree Conscience Forests Necks Choir Stumps Seedlings

Book:The Poisonwood Bible

Source: The Poisonwood Bible

“Remember something, if you will, about voting: Voting is not a horse race, you're not going there thinking "Gee, I gotta pick the winner so I can brag to my friends 'Oh, I picked so-and-so and he or she won'". Voting is voting your heart and voting your conscience and when you've done that, don't ever, EVER let a Democrat or Republican tell you that you've wasted your vote because the fact is, if you DON'T vote your heart and conscience then you HAVE wasted your vote.”

Ifs Thinking Heart I Can Done Facts Remember Race Republican Picks Conscience My Friends Vote Horse Democrat Winner Voting Brag Remember Something

Author:Jesse Ventura

“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”

“There comes a time when a man finds himself in front of a dark uncrossable abyss, which he himself has spent years digging. He cannot go forward, and has no way back. Words have failed, tears won't help, and who would he call out to? He can't even remember his own name. Then the man sees that on this god's green earth there is but one true suffering: the torment of guilty conscience.”

Men Way Years Helping Earth Remember Suffering Names Dark Fronts Tears Conscience Green Guilty Torment Abyss Digging There Comes A Time Green Earth Guilty Conscience

Author:Ivo Andric

“I keep trying to forget, but I must remember. And gather the scattered continents of a self, once whole. Before they plant flags and boundary my destiny. Push down the watered mountains that blemish this soiled soul before the valleys of my conscience get the best of me. I'll need a passport just to simply reach the rest of me. A vaccination for a lesser god's bleak history.”

Needs Trying Soul Self Whole Remember Forget Destiny Mountain Conscience Plant Boundaries Valleys Flags Continents Keep Trying Bleak Passports My Destiny Best Of Me Vaccinations

Author:Saul Williams

“Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.”

World Long Remember Honor Conscience Strict Your Honor

Book:The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author

Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author

“Remember, character is not of much value. What is valuable is consciousness - not conscience but consciousness. Conscience is created by the society. The more foolish you are, the more the society is able to create a conscience in you. It gives you an idea how to live your life. It manipulates you in a very subtle way. It hypnotizes you and conditions you. And the conditioning is so long that you forget completely that these are not your ideas.”

Way Giving Long Ideas Character Able Remember Values Forget Consciousness Society Conditions Conscience Valuable Foolish Subtle Live Your Life Manipulate Conditioning

Author:Rajneesh

“As you look at me and listen to me, please remember the often repeated truth that one prisoner of conscience is one too many.”

Looks Remember Please Conscience Prisoner Look At Me Listen To Me

Author:Aung San Suu Kyi

“Look to your consciences and remember that the theatre of the world is wider than the realm of England.”

World Looks Remember Conscience England Theatre Realms

Author:Mary, Queen of Scots

“A politician would do well to remember that he has to live with his conscience longer than he does with his constituents.”

Wells Doe Remember Politics Politician Conscience Constituents

Author:Melvin Laird