Lydia M. Child Quotes

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.

Which direction do we take? The one prompted by the passions or the one indicated by the star which shines in your conscience? The Magi heard the answer: "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet" (Mt 2: 5), and, enlightened by these words, they chose to press forward to the very end.

Conscience is the light by which we interpret the will of God in our own lives.

Conscience connects us with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart.

I just listened to that inner voice. By the way, it's always a good move to listen to that inner voice... if it doesn't lead to a crime

Conscience is wiser than science.

A sound heart is a surer guide than an ill-trained conscience.

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do.

Remember there's always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere if you'll only listen for it.

He that speaketh against his own reason speaks against his own conscience, and therefore it is certain that no man serves God with a good conscience who serves him against his reason.

Conscience is God present in man.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. It may be God, I don't know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do.

Conscience is ... the God dwelling in us.

We also must learn to listen more to our conscience. Be careful, however: this does not mean we ought to follow our ego, do whatever interests us, whatever suits us, whatever pleases us. That is not conscience.

I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do.

My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a spiritual discernment that responds to a need that arises from looking at things, at people and from reading the signs of the times. Discernment in the Lord guides me in my way of governing.

A man's mind is wont to tell him more than seven watchmen sitting in a tower.

We all have within us a deep wisdom, but sometimes we don't know we have it.

I listen to my spirit guide.

Yet, analytical truth is not as mysterious, or as secret, so as to not allow us to see that people with a talent for directing consciences see truth rise spontaneously.

Lives are changed by a moment's listening to conscience, by a single and quiet inclination of the mind.

Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.