Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbour.
Saint AugustineIf a parricide is more wicked than anyone who commits homicide-because he kills not merely a man but a near relative-without doubt worse still is he who kills himself, because there is none nearer to a man than himself.
Saint AugustineTwo criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
Saint AugustineYou have been professing yourself reluctant to throw off your load of illusion because truth was uncertain. Well, it is certain now, yet the burden still weighs you down, while other people are given wings on freer shoulders, people who have not worn themselves out with research, nor spent a decade and more reflecting on these questions.
Saint Augustine