Quote#Self
Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and…
Quote byRobert South · 1634–1716
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions (1727), "On the Danger of Presumptuous Sins". Vol. 3, p. 291..
English (original)
Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, by degrees gnawing and creeping into it, as that does; till at length it has eat out the very heart and substance of the metal.
— Robert South
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