Walter Raleigh Quotes

In my heart, I never called one wrong.

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

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

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

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.

Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.

One of the standards on which your happiness is based, now and in your future, is moral purity.

A clear conscience is a sure card.

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.

My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy - the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow, told the truth, and stood up for what he believed was right.

Honestly is always an option, even when you don't think it is.

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.

I myself have constantly refused to print anything that might countenance vice or promote immorality, though … I might have gotten much money.

There's no pillow as soft as a clear conscience.

I just have always felt as long as I'm 100 percent honest, then it's just me. It's a lot easier to sleep at night that way.

I have a clean conscience and ideals that I am willing to defend.

I try to act as a man of character if no one is watching or if the world is watching.

Good men make good decisions.

The only guide to a man's conscience, the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions.

Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it.

I venerate the man whose heart is warm, Whose hands are pure, whose doctrine and whose life, Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That he is honest in the sacred cause.

Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy.Bothyourreligionand policy must be basedon it.

Loving truth and living honestly is my attitude to life. Be true to yourself and be true to others, thus you can be the judge of your behavior.

I can only say that I have acted upon my best convictions, without selfishness or malice, and that by the help of God I shall continue to do so.

In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.