Quotes About Values

I do not listen when anyone uses the word 'immoral'. In the young it is ridiculous. In the old, it is sententious and reactionary. In the middle-aged, who love and fear the idea of moral life the most, it is hypocritical.

You lie, cheat and steal and call it courtesy, cunning and thrift.

The words we use are an unmistakable indication of our thought habits, tastes, ideals, and interests in life. In like manner, the habitual language of a people is a barometer of their intellectual, civil, moral, and spiritual ideals. A great and noble people express themselves in great and noble words. Ruskin

In the chaos of everyday life, it's easy to lose sight of what really matters, and I can use my habits to make sure that my life reflects my values.

For each Tendency, one question matters most: Upholders ask: Should I do this? Questioners ask: Does this make sense? Obligers ask: Does this matter to anyone else? Rebels ask: Is this the person I want to be?

By mindfully deciding how to act in line with my values instead of mindlessly applying my rules, I was better able to make the decisions that supported my happiness.

We all must pay, but we can choose that for which we pay.

I should monitor whatever is essential to me. In that way, I ensure that my life reflects my values.

Knowing what you admire in others is a wonderful mirror into your deepest, as yet unborn, self.

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This self-knowledge is crucial because we can build a happy life only on the foundation of our own nature, our own interests, and our own values.

A promotion-focused person recycles in order to make the environment cleaner; a prevention-focused person recycles in order to avoid getting a fine. Different arguments resonate with different people, and it's helpful to frame a habit in the way that suits each individual.

Clarity of values also makes it possible to identify red-herring habits. A red-herring habit is a habit that we loudly claim to want to adopt, when we don't actually intend to do so.

Besides clarity of values, another kind of clarity supports habit formation: clarity of action.

If I want my life to be a certain way, I must be that way myself.

True, money can't buy happiness. But spent wisely, it can buy things that contribute mightily to a happy life.

Two kinds of clarity support habit formation: clarity of values and clarity of action. The clearer I am about what I value, and what action I expect from myself—not what other people value, or expect from me—the more likely I am to stick to my habits.

Besides clarity of values, another kind of clarity supports habit formation: clarity of action. The more specific I am about what action to take, the more likely I am to form a habit. A habit to "be more mindful," for instance, is too vague to be a habit, but "have a moment of gratitude every time I walk into my apartment building" or "take a photo of something interesting every day" are concrete actions that can become habits.

When life is taking its ordinary course, it was hard to remember what really mattered.

Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.

What is beautiful is moral, that is all, and nothing more

Anyone without religions will always go wrong in the end!

L'aristocratie nouvelle, la bourgeoisie, ne valait pas l'ancienne, la noblesse. Il soutenait cela ; et les démocrates approuvaient, — comme s'il avait fait partie de l'une et qu'ils eussent fréquenté l'autre.

Mais, comme il éprouvait une peine infinie à découvrir des idées, il prit la spécialité des déclamations sur la décadence des moeurs sur l'abaissement des caractères, l'affaissement du patriotisme et l'anémie de l'honneur français. (Il avait trouvé le mot anémie dont il était fier.)