Jack Vance Quotes

Do whatever you can that doesn't compromise your morals.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

I have a pretty keen ethical compass.

If it comes down to your ethics vs. a job, choose ethics. You can always find another job.

Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.

Integrity, the choice between what's convenient and what's right.

When you choose wrong because it suits you right now, the message you give others is that when it suits you, you may likely do wrong again. You become a threat and liability to others. That's a pragmatic reason, outside of pride in morality, not to do wrong.

Throughout my life, I have always tried to do what is right.

I'm not any more moral than my neighbors.

I hope there's some kind of morality in all my work.

The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.

I don't make decisions based on money.

It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to be always ready for what is generous, good, and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue.

It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

I try not to do anything that's immoral.

Be sensible, that is, cease to be honest.

An ideologue believes that what is right will work. A pragmatist believes that what works is right.

Honesty and integrity is an important part of our character, my character.

As for Hollywood, there was an offer. But I declined to do it because of certain moral and ethical values.

You have to make your choices however you see fit and just keep your integrity as best you can.

Our moral philosophy determines our values - what we care about and what we don't care about - and our values determine our decisions, actions, and beliefs. Therefore, moral philosophy applies to everything in our lives.

I do what feels right.

Men are guided less by conscience than by glory; and yet the shortest way to glory is to be guided by conscience.

There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules