William Dean Howells Quotes

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.

Lives are changed by a moment's listening to conscience, by a single and quiet inclination of the mind.

Conscience is God present in man.

I follow my gut and the prompting of my spirit in all things, small and big.

There is a path toward the light. The one that goes blink, blink, blink inside your chest when you know what you're doing is right. Listen to it. Trust it. Let it make you stronger than you are.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do.

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.

My hope for my children must be that they respond to the still, small voice of God in their own hearts.

Follow your heart and make it your decision.

Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.

A heartsong doesn't have to be a song in your heart. It doesn't have to be talking about love and peace. It can just be your message. It can be your feeling. Some people might even call it a conscience, even though that's not really what it is. It's your message, what you feel like you need to do.

Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do.

Go by your own conscience.

I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone may be looking.

The conscience can be a strong guide in life if we allow it.

There's a voice inside children that knows right from wrong. I call it listening to your inner Jiminy Cricket. I tell my daughter, 'If you're thinking this is not the best idea, it probably isn't.'

Stick to your heart.

You have to follow and honor that inner voice. I always encouraged the girls to do the same.

My intuition always guides me to the right place.

Over time, I have come to believe that 'brave' does not mean what we think it does. It does not mean 'being afraid and doing it anyway.' Nope. Brave means listening to the still small voice inside and doing as it says. Regardless of what the rest of the world is saying.

I'm not a perfect human being by any stretch of the imagination. But there is always this little voice inside of me that keeps me where I know I need to be.

My ultimate authority is the divine voice in my own soul. Period.