a clean conscience is a good pillow
- a clean conscience is a good pillow
There are a number of traditional ways of expressing the notion that a clear conscience enables its possessor to sleep soundly, even, as a well-attested variant claims, through a thunderstorm—as in c 1605 SHAKESPEARE Macbeth IV. i. 85 I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder. Cf. Ger. Gut Gewissen ist ein sanftes Ruhekissen; Fr. Une conscience pure est un bon oreiller.
1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 14 A safe Conscience makes a sound Sleep.
1747 B. FRANKLIN Poor Richard’s Almanack (July) A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
1902 F. E. HULME Proverb Lore 216 A good conscience makes an easy couch.
1929 ‘P. OLDFELD’ Alchemy Murder ii. 18 [The bed] was hard and cold, and he found poor comfort in a copybook maxim which came back vaguely to him—something about a good conscience providing the softest pillow for a weary head.
1992 MIEDER Dict. American Proverbs 112 A clean conscience is a good pillow.
Proverbs new dictionary.
Look at other dictionaries:
good — see if you can’t be good, be careful a good beginning makes a good ending there’s many a good cock come out of a tattered bag no good deed goes unpunished he is a good dog who goes to church the good die young … Proverbs new dictionary
clean — see a clean conscience is a good pillow new brooms sweep clean if every man would sweep his own doorstep the city would soon be clean … Proverbs new dictionary
conscience — see a clean conscience is a good pillow conscience makes cowards of us all a guilty conscience needs no accuser … Proverbs new dictionary
pillow — see a clean conscience is a good pillow … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
List of minor characters of Scrubs — The following are a list of minor characters from the American comedy drama Scrubs . Recurring charactersThese cast members have appeared in numerous episodes but remain credited as guest stars. Jordan Sullivan Ted Buckland Keith Dudemeister Dr.… … Wikipedia
RIGHTEOUSNESS — RIGHTEOUSNESS, the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships; …keep justice and do righteousness at all times (Ps. 106:3; cf.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Dexter characters — This is a list of characters from the Showtime TV series Dexter and the Jeff Lindsay novels, including Darkly Dreaming Dexter (on which the show was based), Dearly Devoted Dexter, Dexter in the Dark, Dexter by Design, and Dexter is Delicious.… … Wikipedia
