Judith Viorst Quotes

Men who can hear the Decalogue, and feel To self-reproach.

According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear on account of his deeds arise in his mind.

There is no man that is knowingly wicked but is guilty to himself; and there is no man that carries guilt about him but he receives a sting in his soul.

If anyone has a conscience it's generally a guilty one.

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

The eye of God ends up inside, so that, in the end, you take care of judgment and punishment yourself.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

I have a huge and savage conscience that won't let me get away with things.

The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin.

The most exacting jailer is our own conscience.

A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.

A guilty conscience means at least you have one.

A man should not play the coward to his deeds. He should not repudiate them once he has performed them. Pangs of conscience are indecent.

Conscience is its own readiest accuser.

What is guilt? It is moral self-reproach-I did wrong when it was possible to have done otherwise.

Sin and shame ever go together; he that would be freed from the last must be sure to shun the company of the first.

Ah! it is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace.

Each day look into your conscience and amend your faults; if you fail in this duty you will be untrue to the Knowledge and Reason that are within you. Keep a watchful eye over yourself as if you were your own enemy; for you cannot learn to govern yourself, unless you first learn to govern your own passions and obey the dictates of your conscience.

Conscience, man's moral medicine chest.

The Wrong we have Done, Thought, or Intended Will wreak its Vengeance on Our SOULS.

There is a guilty conscience behind every brazen word and act and behind every manifestation of self-righteousness.

Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable.

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

My head has got regrets, but I haven't.

The Boogeyman is your conscience. The Boogeyman is the result of your own bad behavior. I love this Boogeyman.