Who said “What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.”?

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Ernest Hemingway. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDeath in the Afternoon (1932)

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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23450-what-is-moral-is-what-you-feel-good/

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Hemingway, Ernest. “What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23450-what-is-moral-is-what-you-feel-good/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Hemingway, Ernest. “What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23450-what-is-moral-is-what-you-feel-good/.

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