20. Conscience

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. Acts 24:16

There is no witness to terrible – no accuser so powerful – as conscience which dwells within us. > Sophocles

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. > French proverb

Conscience is a sacred sanctuary where God alone may enter as judge. > Abbe Hugo Felicite de Lamennais

As long as your conscience is your friend, never mind about your enemies. > Author Unknown

Sometimes a man with a clear conscience only has a poor memory. > Neal O’Hara

There is a difference between him who does no misdeed because of his own conscience and him who is kept from wrongdoing because of the presence of others. > The Talmund

It’s what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does. > Franklin P. Jones

For us, with the rule of right and wrong given us by Christ, there is nothing for which we have no standard. > Leo Tolstoy

We were talking about cats and dogs the other day and decided that both have consciences but the dog, being an honest, humble person, always has a bad one, but the cat is a Pharisee and always has a good one. When he sits and stares you out countenance he is thanking God that he is not as these dogs, or these humans, or even as these other cats! > C. S. Lewis

The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside. And only he who listens can speak. > Dag Hammarskjold

It is astonishing how soon the whole conscience begins to unravel if a single stitch drops. One single sin indulged in makes a hole you could put your head through. > C. Buxton

Conscience is merely your own judgement of the right and wrong of our actions, and so can never be a safe guide unless enlightened by the work of God. > Tryon Edwards

See also Acts 23:1; Romans 9:1; 1 Corinthians 4:4; Titus 1:15-16.