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In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage.

Thomas de Quincey
Wife, Carriages, Walks
Thomas De Quincey (1867). “Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. And analects from John Paul Richter ... New edition”, p.23
In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage.