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CONSCIENCE



By Hector Malot





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As ignorant as a schoolmasterAs free from prejudices as one may be,one always retains a fewConfidence in one's self is strength,but it is also weaknessConscience is a bad weighing-machineConscience is only an affair ofenvironment and of educationFind it more easy to make myself fearedthan lovedFor the rest of his life he would bethe prisoner of his crimeForce, which is the last word of thephilosophy of lifeHe did not sleep, so much the better!He would work moreI believed in the virtue of work, andlook at me!In his eyes everything was decided byluckIntelligent persons have no remorseIt is the first crime that costsIt is only those who own something whoworry about the priceLeant--and when I did not lose myfriends I lost my moneyLeisure must be had for light reading,and even more for loveLooking for a needle in a bundle of hayNeither so simple nor so easy as theyat first appearedOne does not judge those whom one lovesPeople whose principle was never to paya doctorPower to work, that was never disturbedor weakened by anythingReason before the deed, and not afterRepeated and explained what he hadalready said and explainedShe could not bear contemptThe strong walk alone because they needno oneWe are so unhappy that our souls areweak against joyWe weep, we do not complainWill not admit that conscience is theproper guide of our actionYou love me, therefore you do not knowme



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