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Classical antiquity2 quotes
There is one thing alone
that stands the brunt of life throughout its course:
a quiet conscience. — Euripides · 428 BCThere is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible, as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man. — Polybius · 118 BCThe Renaissance2 quotes
I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience. — William Shakespeare · 1613Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind;
The thief doth fear each bush an officer. — William Shakespeare · 1595Middle Ages1 quote
O pure and noble conscience, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault! — Dante Alighieri · 1321