Inspirational Quotes on Conscience

“It is neither safe nor prudent to do anything against conscience.”

“My conscience is captive to the Word of God.”

“I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.”

“You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.”

“Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.”

“An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.”

“One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.”

“It is a good thing to have a heart within us smiting us for sins that seem little; it is a sign that conscience is awake and tender, and will be the means of preventing greater sins.”

“Conscience is the chamber of justice.”

“It is as hard a thing to maintain a sound understanding, a tender conscience, a lively, gracious, heavenly spirit, and an upright life in the midst of contention, as to keep your candle lighted in the greatest storms.”

“Tenderness of conscience is always to be distinguished from scrupulousness. The conscience cannot be kept too sensitive and tender; but scrupulousness arises from bodily or mental infirmity, and discovers itself in a multitude of ridiculous, superstitious, and painful feelings.”

“Without God, there is no virtue because there's no prompting of the conscience. And without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”

“We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience. It is true, terrors of conscience cast us down; and yet without terrors of conscience we cannot be raised up again.”

“I find that when the saints are under trial and well humbled, little sins raise great cries in the conscience; but in prosperity, conscience is a pope that gives dispensations and great latitude to our hearts. The cross is therefore as needful as the crown is glorious.”

“Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you.”

“Happy is the man who renounces everything which may bring a stain or burden upon his conscience.”

“He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.”

“Conscience is God's deputy in the soul.”

“A good conscience and a good confidence go together.”

“It is better to have a sore than a seared conscience.”