Simone de Beauvoir Quotes

A clear conscience is a sure card.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

A conscientious man ought not to regard what may happen to him in this world.

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing.

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

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

If you give people the opportunity to do the right thing, you'll rarely be disappointed.

Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Let him say what is true, let him say what is pleasing, let him utter no disagreeable truth, and let him utter no agreeable falsehood; that is the eternal law.

The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying.

It is not honorable to take a mere legal advantage, when it happens to be contrary to justice

He was as great as a man can be without morality

We ought never to do wrong when anyone is looking.

We shall not hold the dangerous axiom that 'truth is the best policy,' because policy is but a means to an end; and truth is an end, not a means.

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.

Politics is not the nicest business, but there are still times when people do the right thing.

Integrity is critical to our lives - and to our dreams of achievement. We must remember that without integrity, nothing else matters and that with integrity, nothing else matters.

I try to be honest. I try to take the high road. That's all I can do.

I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.

Peace of mind just can't be bought. Trust me: Even if your conscience doesn't stop you from playing dirty to get what you want, once you get it, it will keep you from enjoying it. As my mother used to say, "A good conscience is God's eye." Which is why I always prefer a loss to an underhanded gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.