Quotes About Conduct

The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify.

It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued become standards of conduct.

In fine, that it is not enough to be good, without behaving in such a manner as shall make others acknowledge us to be so.

Whenever I wish to analyse human reactions, I think back to the conduct of my nephews. It is like viewing the world in microcosm, but in high relief, for children are much more obvious than their adult counterparts.

He was spoiled, stubborn, and unaccustomed to living with the consequences of his actions.

Creativity is no excuse for obnoxious behavior

Carelessness, when it's continual, is as bad as intentional jerkiness.

In the dark jaws, where all things tumble, where societies crumble and old men stumble, love is the air we breathe, the earth we walk on, the economy we function in. It's not a passion or a fixation or a desire or a guilt. Love should have been a conduct, a process of life, an axiom, a grandeur we evolve...Its connective nature, its transferal powers, make utter sense.

While men are rational creatures they are justly accountable for all they do, whatever the disposition of their hearts.

Volviendo a la guerra, el Emperador prosiguió: «Los españoles en masa se condujeron como un hombre de honor»...

The merit of generosity arises from giving, that of morality arises from moral conduct. The two aspects of patience and meditative stability stem from meditation, and diligence accompanies all.

Grace is when your kindness and your character are radiant through your action

The Buddha has no intention of answering the question about higher states of consciousness yet. He first advocates practicing moral conduct as a foundation for spiritual development.

He first advocates practicing moral conduct as a foundation for spiritual development.

As members of the same species, human beings broadly share notions and precepts of morality, of what is socially regarded as a proper conduct. But again, there is no reason to think that these notions and precepts should fully converge and cohere between different people and different communities, or even in the minds of the individuals themselves.

A shady business never yields a sunny life.

Do to others, before they do to you.

Organizations rarely progress in absence of well defined codes of conduct and system to ensure that these are strictly adhered to. Same is true for society.

The consequences of behavior determine the probability that the behavior will occur again

After all, there are "good" behaviors and "bad" behaviors—are they really equivalent?

Freedom, that is to say direct experience of samadhi, can be attained only by disciplined conduct and renunciation of sensual desires and appetites. This is brought about through adherence to the 'twin pillars' of yoga, abhyasa and vairagya. Abhyasa

But maturity of vision does not come even with age, and so how could it appear in youth? Only some fortunate ones have purity of conduct keeping pace with the whitening of hair.

Disgust and shame are inherently hierarchical; they set up ranks and orders of human beings. They are also inherently connected with restrictions on liberty in areas of non-harmful conduct.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.