Can you understand that quote ???
2007-12-20 03:38:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Yes it means everybody has done bad things and those people who say they have a clear conscience are those who can not remember the bad things they have done.
2007-12-20 03:49:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
While the previous explanations of the quote are correct, I disagree with the quote itself.
If one thinks about each decision, even when they turn out badly they will be able to say with a clear conscience that they did the best they could with the information they had at the time.
2007-12-20 14:30:50 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the word should be "conscience" rather than "conscious." Since the conscience is what tells us right from wrong, the quote means that those with a clear one (i.e., no issues with right and wrong) cannot remember the wrongs, that is why their conscience is clear.
2007-12-20 11:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Ambrose Bierce used to say tons of things like that.
It means you shouldn't have a clear conscience because everybody does rotten things, they just forget that they did em.
2007-12-20 12:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋