There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.

Quote by Sophocles

Topics: Conscience Quotes

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead...

Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead...

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by...

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by...

Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.

Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.

A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.

A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.

No one who errs unwillingly is evil.

No one who errs unwillingly is evil.

Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.

Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event,...

Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event,...

God's dice always have a lucky roll.

God's dice always have a lucky roll.

What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?

What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?

There is a point at which even justice does injury.

There is a point at which even justice does injury.

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but...

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but...

Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.

Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.

Success is dependent on effort.

Success is dependent on effort.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I...

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I...