Quotes about Behavior

Alice didn't think that proved it at all; however, she went on: 'And how do you know that you're mad?' 'To begin with,' said the Cat, 'a dog's not mad. You grant that?' 'I suppose so,' said Alice. 'Well then,' the Cat went on, 'you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.' 'I call it purring, not growling,' said Alice.

The knowledge of what is good without practicing it, turns frequently to evil. —C. MARTELLI, FENCING MASTER

Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance.

It's a big error to dream of a society where nobody needs to be good.

We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior.

The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from...Circumcision of the heart.

Physically walking where Jesus walked is less important than walking as He walked.

It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.

Whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, the habits you are developing now will be with you for the rest of your life.

A man's actions are determined by necessity, external and internal.

Don't listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.

The definition of insanity is doing the same experiment and expecting different results.