The same form of dread attaches to the consequences of neglect; the same remorse is felt by the individual offender.

The exposure of the naked person is as much abhorred as telling a lie.

The Turkish woman exposing her face, is no less conscience-smitten than if she murdered her child.

There is no act, however trivial, that cannot be raised to the position of a moral act, by the imperative of society.
Still more striking is the growth of a moral sentiment in connexion with such usages as the Hindoo suttee.

It is known that the Hindoo widow, if prevented from burning herself with her husband's corpse, often feels all the pangs of remorse, and leads a life of misery and self-humiliation.