Quotes about Behavior
What a man does defiles him, not what is done by others.
— William Golding
As a man thinketh, so is he, and as a man chooseth, so is he.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The views of men can only be known, or guessed at, by their words or actions.
— George Washington
Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before.
— John Owen
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.
— Aristotle
Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper.
— Hannah More
It's up to you to choose whether you're going to use your body, which includes your brain, for sin or for the sake of righteousness.
— Neil Anderson
The problem is not primarily external and resolved by learning to behave better. The problem is internal
— Neil Anderson
The marginal cost of doing something 'just this once' always seems to be negligible, but the full cost will typically be much higher. Yet unconsciously, we will naturally employ the marginal-cost doctrine in our personal lives.
— Clayton M. Christensen
Custom is second nature.
— St. Augustine
Legalism at one extreme (keep all the rules) and license at the other (reject any rules) are both completely wrong answers to the question of how Christians should live.
— Christopher Wright
I tell you, monsieur, it's the end of the world. The students' behaviour has never been so outrageous. It's all these damnable modern inventions that are the ruin of everything.
— Victor Hugo