What is the original German?

die Ehre ist das äußere Gewissen, und das Gewissen die innere Ehre. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.

die Ehre ist das äußere Gewissen, und das Gewissen die innere Ehre

Honor is the outer conscience. Conscience is the inner honor.

Schopenhauer, Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life, ch. 4

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What it means

Schopenhauer offers this definition and then calls it more brilliant than precise. Still, it shows the two sides of integrity. Be the same inside and out.

The source

"Honor is the outer conscience. Conscience is the inner honor." Schopenhauer said it in Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life, ch. 4. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.

"die Ehre ist das äußere Gewissen, und das Gewissen die innere Ehre"

Original German, Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life, ch. 4. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Schopenhauer (1788–1860). German philosopher of the will and the great pessimist, who still wrote a practical guide to living as well as one can.

Questions

What does "Honor is the outer conscience. Conscience is the inner honor." mean?: Schopenhauer offers this definition and then calls it more brilliant than precise. Still, it shows the two sides of integrity. Be the same inside and out.
Who said "Honor is the outer conscience. Conscience is the inner honor."?: Schopenhauer (1788–1860). Source: Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life, ch. 4.
What is the original German?: die Ehre ist das äußere Gewissen, und das Gewissen die innere Ehre. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.
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"Honor is the outer conscience. Conscience is the inner honor." (Schopenhauer, Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life, ch. 4, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/honor-is-the-outer-conscience-conscience-is-the