Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes

Conscience, the power of conscience, can unearth all kinds of things.

In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values.

We can all afford to do a little soul-searching about the choices we make and the way we live our lives, but sometimes searching one's soul doesn't provide the answers we seek.

I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.

I believe you have to nurture your conscience.

Life is not just about profit and loss. One should follow one's conscience and listen to the voice of one's soul.

Why do you want to read others' books when there is the book of yourself?

We gotta be willing to seek direction ... we've gotta be willing to look within.

I just listened to that inner voice. By the way, it's always a good move to listen to that inner voice... if it doesn't lead to a crime

The moral sense, or conscience, is as much part of a man as his leg or arm. It is given to all in a stronger or weaker degree.. It may be strengthened by exercise.

Don't run your life by what's legal or illegal. Run your life based on what's right or wrong.

'Looper' is about what your 55-year-old self would tell your 25-year-old self over a cup of coffee. It's about finding love in the third act of your life. It's about overcoming trauma and the idea of true sacrifice.

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.

All my life, I will continue obstinately to write about love, solitude and passion among the kind of people I know. The rest don't interest me.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

I like people that define their own values. I am much more interested in somebody who has their own definition of what they value, their own definition of what success is, their own definition of what love is.

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself, my life, and the people I love the most in the mirror of the blank screen. In a memoir, feelings are more important than facts, and to write honestly, I have to confront my demons.

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

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

I think I can be spiritual, and I can feel that I want to live well, I want to do things that I'm proud of, and I think that's important. Now, do I need a church to tell me that? Actually, no, I don't.

Conscience is a man's compass.

Go by your own conscience.

True navigation begins in the human heart. It's the most important map of all.

I think it's important to talk to your inner thing. The purpose is to go over the decisions that will affect my life and others. I pray that I don't make my decisions based on ego.