Inquisitor Lorsen's thin lip curled. "There is truly nothing in you of what separates man from animal, is there? You are bereft of conscience. An utter absence of morality. You have no principle beyond the selfish."
Cosca's face hardened as he leaned forwards. "Perhaps when you have faced as many disappointments and suffered as many betrayals as I, you will see it - there is no principle beyond the selfish, Inquisitor, and men are animals. Conscience is a burden we choose to bear. Morality is the lie we tell ourselves to make its bearing easier. There have been many times in my life when I have wished it was not so. But it is so.
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A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation.
Friedrich NietzscheTags: conscience reputation peer-pressure herd-mentality
No," said Father. "Just do the best you can and don't let it worry you. In that way you'll have a clear conscience and a tranquil heart.
Carol Ryrie BrinkTags: conscience effort
The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience.
Leo TolstoyTags: life change conscience guilt motivation conviction
It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.
John Henry NewmanTags: conscience second-thoughts
Whenever the conviction of God’s Spirit comes there is the softening of the whole nature to obey; but if the obedience is not instant there will come a metallic hardening and a corrupting of the guidance of God.
Oswald ChambersTags: conscience obedience
Discernment is the son of good judgment and the father of self-control. When mixed with an already clear conscience, the ability to read the true motives of a critic keeps one's conscience both clear and at ease.
Criss JamiTags: self-control judgment conscience critic father discernment son motives relation grandfather
I should fancy, however, that murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.
Oscar WildeTags: murder humour conscience
You have a conscience, and a conscience is a valuable attribute, but not if it begins to make you think you were to blame for what is far beyond the scope of your responsibility.
Philip RothTags: conscience guilt
Major, I do not know why God does the things He does, but I believe you have the same duty to God as you have always had: to follow the right path, to live your life with a clear conscience.
Jeff ShaaraTags: conscience duty
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