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  What it means

  “He who has a conscience in his soul will not touch what belongs to others.” A person of good character respects others’ property and does not steal or take what isn’t theirs.

  English equivalent

  A good conscience is a soft pillow.

  Vocabulary

  • sumienie — conscience
  • dusza — soul
  • cudzy — belonging to another, someone else's
  • ruszyć — to touch, to move

  Grammar note

  'Cudzego' is the genitive of 'cudzy', used here as the object of negated 'nie ruszy'.

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