Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbour.

Unless you believe, you will not understand.

—Saint Augustine

It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

—Saint Augustine

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

—Saint Augustine

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

—Saint Augustine

Love is the beauty of the soul.

—Saint Augustine

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

—Robert Ingersoll

There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.

—Polybius

Conscience is the voice of the soul.

—Polish Proverb

Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.

—Logan Pearsall Smith

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.

—Lillian Hellman