Quotes about Behavior

Human nature consists of knobs and of mechanisms for tuning the knobs, and both are invisible in their own way.

When you see yourself as calm, positive, truthful and possessed of high character, you behave with greater strength. Other people respect you more. You feel in control of yourself and the situation.

Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

She was beautiful outside, but to be honest, she was ugly inside. I never saw her the same way. A bad attitude makes you unattractive. It overrides what's outside. It's important to look good and develop our talents, to get a good education, and to stay in shape, but it's more important to keep a good attitude. Nobody wants to be around a sour, critical, condescending person.

It's not always the big things that keep us from God's best; it's the small things. How we treat people matters. You can't be harsh, contentious, hard to get along with, and reach your potential. Be kind, loving, respectful.

A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions, and no matter what his pretensions in religion, he moves in daily life very close to the animal plane.

Sin is not just action. It's life direction.

What we do with the things we have makes the biggest difference in the quality of life.

It's not what we do once in a while that counts, but our habitual actions. What ultimately determines who we become and where we go in life are our decisions. These decisions shape our destiny.

A change of heart leads to change in behavior, and a change in behavior leads to changing the world.