Quotes About Behavior

Men are much more agressive with their advances.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave.

Man can be conditioned to behave in almost every desired way; but only "almost.

It is little the sign of a wise or good man, to suffer temperance to be transgressed in order to purchase the repute of a generous entertainer.

Man is more ape than many of the apes.

When you know what a man wants you know who he is, and how to move him.

A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Intelligent men are cruel. Stupid men are monstrously cruel.

Nothing but the most exemplary morals can give dignity to a man of small fortune.

Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse

The character of covetousness, is what a man generally acquires more through some niggardliness or ill grace in little and inconsiderable things, than in expenses of any consequence.

When men make themselves into brutes it is just to treat them like brutes.

There are men who would do anything, asleep, and I'm not sure what stops them when they wake. I do not know how they draw the line.

Excellence or virtue in a man will be the disposition which renders him a good man and also which will cause him to perform his function well.

Men are good in but one way, but bad in many.

Man shows his character best in trifles.

Since the generality of persons act from impulse, much more than from principle, men are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt to think them.

When we say that a man controls himself, we must specify who is controlling whom.

Let men be happy, informed, skillful, well behaved, and productive.

Every man's actions belong to him.

O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.