Keyword: Conscience

Conscience: The voice that tells you not to do something after you have done it.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

Conscience: A device that doesn’t keep you from doing anything – just keeps you from enjoying it.

If you want to succeed in politics, you must keep your conscience well under control.

(1863 – 1945) British politician & statesman

Philanthropist: A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

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

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

One who has a clear conscience has a foggy memory.

Conscience: An inner voice that warns us somebody is watching.

Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet.

Price: Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Every girl dreams, when they grow up, they’re gonna marry a doctor, marry a lawyer; but me, I had to marry the only lawyer in America with a conscience.

(1963 – ) American comedian