Thoughts—Conscience	
QUICK CHECK:
A man cannot be comfortable without his own 
approval.   —Mark Twain
Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man 
would be brave, let him obey his conscience. 
    —James Clarke
The foundation of true joy is in the conscience.
    —Seneca
Conscience is that still, small voice that is 
sometimes too loud for comfort.   —Bert Murray
Conscience . . . is the impulse to do right because it 
is right, regardless of personal ends.    —M. Graham
Consult your conscience, 
rather than popular
opinion.  —Publius Syrus
 
Labor to keep alive that 
little spark of celestial fire, 
called conscience. 
        —George Washington
Conscience is a man's 
compass.         — VanGogh
1. Grizzley:  Why should you discipline yourself?
2. Schwarzkoff:  What is the hard part about 	
knowing the right things to do?	
3. King:  a) What does vanity ask?  b) What does 	
conscience ask?	
4. Philippine:  What is more valuable than wealth?
5. Twain:  What does a man need to be 
 comfortable?
6. Clarke:  When is a man brave?
7. Washington:  What should we labor to keep 	
alive?	
8. VanGogh: What is conscience?
9. a) With which quote do you agree?  b) Give a
 reason for your choice.	
Let your conscience be your guide.
   —American saying
Discipline yourself.  Be conscious of what you 
think, and what you like.  What gets you mad?  
What gets you in your feelings?  Figure that stuff 
out and take control of it so nobody else can control 
you.       —Tee Grizzley
Trust your hunhes.  They're usually based on facts 
filed away just below the conscious level.
   —Joyce Brothers
The truth of the matter is that you always know the 
right thing to do.  The hard part is doing it.
   —General Norman Schwarzkoff
Self-discipline is when your conscience tells you to 
do something, and you don’t talk back.
   —W. K. Hoper
Vanity (pride) asks the question — is it popular?  
Conscience asks the question — is it right?
      —Martin Luther King, Jr.
Deep down, below the surface of the average man’s 
conscience, he hears a voice whispering, "There 
is something not right," no matter how much his 
rightness is supported by public opinion.      
    —Carl Jung
Conscience:  the inner voice which warns us 
someone may be looking.  —H. L. Mencken
 
A good conscience makes a soft pillow.
   —German saying
There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
   —French saying
A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth.
   —Philippine saying
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