Joan D. Vinge Quotes

My conscience is clean.

Every man's conscience is vile and depraved / You cannot depend on it to be your guide when it’s you who must keep it satisfied.

A clear conscience is a sure card.

My conscience is clear.

One lives with so many bad deeds on one's conscience and some good intentions in one's heart.

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

I always felt like I was doing the right thing.

Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never turn pale with guilt.

There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience.

The first and indispensable requisite of happiness is a clear conscience.

Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.

There is no question of defence. I have always acted in accordance with the dictates of my conscience. I have nothing with which to reproach myself.

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.

While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind.

They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself.

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

I know I've done good things, I know I've done bad things.

I don't lose sleep over what I have done or have nightmares about it.

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.

A good conscience is a continual feast.

I find that people... very few people think that what they're doing is bad, and usually the people who think what they're doing is bad it has more to do with guilt.

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness.

Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't.