Quotes About Behavior

Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the same acts are immoral for others, as inappropriate to them.

Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.

If you want to destroy any nation without war, make adultery or nudity common in the young generation.

Covetous of others' possessions, he [Catiline] was prodigal of his own.

imitari quam invidere bonis malebant.

It's all very well learning why I behave in the way that I do. That doesn't stop me behaving in those ways. I am just more conscious of them.' Consciousness is where therapy stops and we begin. Therapy can only give us knowledge. It is up to us to use it.

If we go on behaving in the same way, we will crash. If we pretend that those obstacles in our character don't exist, or are something else entirely, we will still crash. But if we acknowledge them and behave in a different way, we will come to a better and safer place.

Manners: The Gift of a Gracious

We should never expect the world to behave according to our morality, our standards of holiness, or our wisdom. Jesus would still call us to "owe them our love" to fulfill the law.

When children understand that their parents accept them whether they are behaviourally perfect or not, that they can trust the grown-ups with anything, then they will be more likely to seek their parents' help when they have engaged in more serious misbehaviour.

he laughed loudly, tossed his beer can and cigarette into the compost bin,

The principle of neuroplasticity means that you have the ability to change how you respond to situations. Past experiences may shape your behaviour, but they need not determine it. you have the power to become more precise, more intentional, more present, more assertive, more autonomous, more at ease exercising authority, more confident setting boundaries, and a more effective advocate for yourself.

Passing judgment means feeling the need to impose your standards on others, as if their job were to live up to your expectations. You don't have to do this verbally. You can also judge another person in your hand, comparing his or her behavior to what you would do, usually in a way that shows you to be superior.

When you're on autopilot, you are not really thinking about this situation, this moment, this challenge, or the specific response it requires. You're just reacting in a way that has become comfortable for you over time. Your brain saves a lot of energy this way. You expand fewer mental calories. But you're not really present for what you are doing. Which is why you are not considering whether your behavior is serving you now.

Another judgment pitfall you may encounter when trying to change a behavior is unconsciously expecting that others will change along with you.

In other words, your habits are not you. They are you on autopilot.

Trying to change a behavior that gets in your way rarely succeeds unless you understand the beliefs that inform it. Beliefs create the framework that shapes your actions. They provide rationales for how you behave and offer logical reasons for why you actually don't need to change.

Sometimes the most fascinating advertising isn't what your brand says to the world, but what it actually does in the world.

Kita tidak bisa mengendalikan apa yang kita rasakan, kita hanya bisa mengendalikan tindakan kita.

You have it in your power greatly to promote my happiness by your good conduct, and greatly to destroy my comfort and peace by ill conduct.

Hay dos clases de fumadores, querida: la de los que fuman para crear un ambiente, una atmósfera para sí mismos y que se hartan tan pronto como lo consiguen; y la de los que fuman, sencillamente, porque están hartos del ambiente. Los primeros pertenecen a la clase de los estetas, a la clase de los que son ligeramente imbéciles, los Orminys; yo pertenezco a la segunda, que es la legítima, que es dogmática sin tapujos.

The Anglo-Saxon conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't; it just keeps you from enjoying it.

Sermons seldom convert sinners; they sometimes goad them into more sin.

The Anglo-Saxon conscience doesn't keep you from doing anything. It just keeps you from enjoying it.