Quotes About Behavior

I dare say, and as it doesn't displease me all is well. You, however, have quite sense enough to understand, that in this house more is thought of—of—of— he would have said blood, but that he did not wish to hurt her,—more is thought of personal good conduct than of rings and jewels.

A man who is a gentleman in his cups may be trusted to be a gentleman at all times.

Each lady was disposed to get as much and to give as little as possible —

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he understood well that code of by-laws which was presumed to constitute the character of a gentleman in his circle.

Moreover, it frequently happens with men that they fail to analyse these things, and do not make out for themselves any clear definition of what their feelings are or what they mean. We hear that a man has behaved badly to a girl, when the behaviour of which he has been guilty has resulted simply from want of thought.

The Duchess of Omnium was not the most discreet woman in the world. That was admitted by her best friends, and was the great sin alleged against her by her worst enemies. In her desire to say sharp things, she would say the sharp thing in the wrong place, and in her wish to be good-natured she was apt to run into offences.

But the character of a man is not to be judged from the pictures which he may draw or from the antics which he may play in his solitary hours. Those who act generally with the most consummate wisdom in the affairs of the world, often meditate very silly doings before their wiser resolutions form themselves.

La regina avrebbe dovuto sapere come comportarsi: in fondo era già stata sposata con un uomo anziano in cattivo stato di salute. La sua abilità di infermiera costituiva parte del fascino che esercitava su Enrico VIII.

most of our decision making was shaped by somatic states related to punishment and reward. But

Frontline soldiers are advancing day and night under fire, with pure and saintly hearts. The rear echelon men who follow along behind are raping, drinking and looting.

You cannot help it, chérie." Mirabelle's small greenish eyes fixed themselves kindly on Elizabeth. She nodded and shrugged. "You cannot help acting from what you were taught in childhood, even though you don't want to. Above all this is true for a woman.

La excelencia moral es resultado del hábito. Nos volvemos justos realizando actos de justicia; templados, realizando actos de templanza; valientes, realizando actos de valentía.

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Wir sind das, was wir wiederholt tun.

Man is by nature a political animal.

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

It is their character indeed that makes people who they are. But it is by reason of their actions that they are happy or the reverse.

It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit

Without virtue, man is most unholy and savage, and worst in regard to sex and eating.

We acquire a particular quality by acting in a particular way.

How can a man know what is good or best for him, and yet chronically fail to act upon his knowledge?

It is well said, then, that it is by doing just acts that the just man is produced, and by doing temperate acts the temperate man; without doing these no one would have even a prospect of becoming good.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.