Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out the very heart and substance of the metal. – Robert South
What most men call their conscience is imaginary virtue switching left or right according to self-interest. – Vernon Howard
I am faithfully devoted to the Republic but will not serve it at the expense of my conscience and my honor. – Toussaint Louverture
In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage. – Thomas de Quincey
There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us. – Sophocles
Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience. – Salvatore Quasimodo