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He that hath a scrupulous conscience is like a horse that is not well weighed; he starts at every bird that flies out of the hedge.

John Selden
Horse, Bird, Wells
John Selden (1821). “Selden's table talk”, p.43
He that hath a scrupulous conscience is like a horse that is not well weighed; he starts at every bird that flies out of the hedge.