Quotes About Conduct

What is a man if he is not a thief who openly charges as much as he can for the goods he sells?

Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.

As a splendid palace deserted by its inmates looks like a ruin, so does a man without character, all his material belongings notwithstanding.

It is difficult for me to regard anyone who obeys no moral principle in his conduct to be a religious man.

Men are not made religious by performing certain actions which are externally good, but they must first have righteous principles, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

Morality has nothing to do with such a man as I am.

... can life be made undignified by any act of man?

Those officers and men who were immediately under my observation, evinced the greatest gallantry, and I have no doubt that all others conducted themselves as became American officers and seamen.

Let a man behave in his own house as a guest.

A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character.

Before crime is committed conscience must be corrupted, and every bad man who succeeds in reaching a high point of wickedness begins with this.

A man cannot wheedle nor overawe his Genius. It requires to be conciliated by nobler conduct than the world demands or can appreciate.

Morality is character and conduct such as is required by the circle or community in which the man's life happens to be placed. It shows how much good men require of us.

That's a huge part foul man; that's just not cool.

Man is most happy, when his own actions are arguments and examples of his virtue.

We have always believed that it's possible to make money without being evil.

When you are around people who have money, you realise money isn't that impressive, it's about your class, morals and how you conduct yourself.

When will money not come to one? It is when he speaks ill of others and scandalizes. Money will come to the one who has purity of mind, body and speech.

Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother.

What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do

Actions have consequences... first rule of life. And the second rule is this - you are the only one responsible for your own actions.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

It is not what you say or hope or wish or intend but only what you do that counts. Your choices tell you unerringly who you really are.

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.