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When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.

Decimius Magnus Ausonius
Character, Honor, Deeds
"Septem Sapientum Sententiæ Septenis Veribus Explicatæ". "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, 1922.
When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.