A guilty conscience dreads its own shadow
A rich man had many servants. One day his silver-pot was stolen. He suspected his servants to have done it, but could not find out the culprit. At last he hit upon a plan. He gave one stick to each and said, "All these sticks are equal. Each stick is three feet long. But, by tomorrow morning, the stick of the thief shall grow one inch longer than those of others."
All went back to their places. At night the thief thought to himself, "The master is a very wise man. I have stolen the pot, my stick will grow one inch longer and I shall be found. It is better if I cut one inch of my stick." So he took his stick and cut off one inch. The next morning the master called them again to show their sticks. He saw that one stick was shorter than the other sticks by one inch. So the owner of the stick was the thief. The wise master got back his silver-pot back and the guilty servant was dismissed.
A man possessing a guilty conscience can never succeed or prosper in life.
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