A good conscience is a soft pillow.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
Meaning in plain English
The saying compares a good conscience with a soft pillow. It imagines peace about one’s conduct as a source of inward comfort.
Example
Someone reflects on having acted fairly without using another person’s sleeplessness as evidence of wrongdoing.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
The pillow makes ease concrete, but the source words do not establish a sleep effect. A useful application can reflect on conduct without assuming that distress proves guilt or restful sleep proves innocence. The supplied promise of no enemies or fear goes beyond this metaphor.
When to use it
Use it as a conscience-and-comfort metaphor.
Keep in mind
It does not verify sleep, innocence, guilt or freedom from fear and enemies.
Edsverb editorial interpretation · agent reviewed · 2026-10-05. This explains the saying; it does not establish its historical origin.
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