“A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves a constant ease and serenity within us, and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can possibly befall us.”
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Addison, J. (n.d.). A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves a constant ease and serenity within us, and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can possibly befall us. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11154-a-good-conscience-is-to-the-soul-what/
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Addison, Joseph. “A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves a constant ease and serenity within us, and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can possibly befall us.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11154-a-good-conscience-is-to-the-soul-what/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Addison, Joseph. “A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves a constant ease and serenity within us, and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can possibly befall us.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11154-a-good-conscience-is-to-the-soul-what/.