The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
CONSCIENCE.


The impulse which directs 20
right conduct, and deterS from
crime, l. not only older than the
ages % nations and cities. but
cOevaI with that Divine Being
who sees and rules both heaven
and earth.-CicerO.
II you should escape the cen
sure OF others, hope not 10 es-
cape your Own.-Henry Home.
Conscience NnrnE us M
friend before Il Furnishes us as n
judge-StnnisIaus-
Mans first care should be 10
avoid the reprOaches Of his own
heart; HIS next, 20 escape the
ceBsures OF the world II the
last interferes with the former,
IL ought 90 he entirely neEIectedI
but otherwise there cannot be
greater satisfaction TO nm honest
mind than TO see those apprOba-
tiOnS which IL gives itself sec
Onded by the aPPIauses of the
pubIfc.-AddisOn-
we know, through conscience
thnt we must answer for what
we are. and for what we do. 10
pOyve- outside of us.-JOseph
Cook.
Let no pleasure tempt thee, no
profit allure thee, no ambition
corrupt thee, no example sway
thee. no PersunsIOn move thee
20 do anything which thou
knOwest 20 be evil; 40 shalt thou
always live JOLLY, for n good
conscience is = continual Christ
n.aE.-BenjRmin Franklin.
II there he not a conscience 20
be used IN every trade. we shall
never prOSper.-Shakespe
When conscience fOrSakes a
man the spirit OF God does, too.
Thomas WIIsO-.
Trust that msn I'm nothing who
has not a conscience in every
thinE.-Sterne.
'Tis greatly wise TO talk with
our past hours;
And ask them whnt report they
bore 10 heH-en5
And how they might have borne
more welcome news.
Young.
Let us be thankful for health
and competence. and. above all.
for a guIet eOnscienee.-ISaak
Walton.
mans own conscience IA HIS
sole tribunal. and he should care
EO more for that phantom "opin-
ion" than he should fear meeting
n ghost ~ he crossed the church.
yard at dark.-BuIwer Ly1ten-
No mnn ever offended hiS own
conscience. but first or last Il
was revenged upon him for IT.
south.
In the commission Of evil. fear
no man so much a. thySeIfs m
other II but one witness against
thee, thou art a thOuSandi an
other thOu mayest avoid. myself
thou canSt not. NVickeduesS f.
its own Punishment.-Quar
We should have all our com
municatiOnS with men. as I'm the
presence Of God; and with God,
"A in the presence Of men.-COI-
ton.
Rules Of society are nothing.
ones conscience II the umpire
Nine. DurevHnt.
The voice OF conscience Is so
delicate that 81 f. easy 10 stiae
it3 but Il IL also 80 clear that IL
Is impossible TO mistake tt
Nine de StReI.
a good conscience fears no
Witnesses, but a guilty con-
science il sOIicirOus even In sOIi-
tude. II we do nothing but what
Il honest, let all the world know
it; but IL otherwise, what does
fl signify 10 have nobody else
know IL 80 long ns I know IL NY
selff Miserable Is he who
Sights that witness.-Seneea.
The world Will never be IN any
manner of order OF tranquility
until men are firmly convinced
that conscience, honor, and cred
it are all in one interest
steele.
Be fearful only Of thyseIf. and
stand In awe OF none more than
of thine own conscience. There
f. Cato in every man; a severe
censor Of his mannerS. And he
that reverenees this Judge Will
seldom do anything he need re-
pent Of.-BurfOn.