Quote#Self
Our conscience, which is a great ledger book, wherein are written all…
Quote byRobert Burton · 1577–1640
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part III, Section 4, member 2, subsection 3, Causes of Despair, the Devil, Melancholy, Meditation, Distrust, Weakness of Faith, Rigid Ministers, Misunderstanding Scriptures, Guilty Consciences, etc..
English (original)
Our conscience, which is a great ledger book, wherein are written all our offenses...grinds our souls with the remembrance of some precedent sins, makes us reflect upon, accuse and condemn ourselves.
— Robert Burton
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