Quotes about Behavior

But the only possible guarantee of the future is responsible behavior in the present.

The earth, which we all have in common, is our deepest bond, and our behavior toward it cannot help but be an earnest of our consideration for each other and for our descendants. To corrupt or destroy the natural environment is an act of violence not only against the earth but also against those who are dependent on it, including ourselves. To waste the soil is to cause hunger, as direct an aggression as an armed attack; it is an act of violence against the future of the human race.

No one is without Christianity, if we agree on what we mean by that word. It is every individual's individual code of behavior by means of which he makes himself a better human being than his nature wants to be, if he followed his nature only. Whatever its symbol - cross or crescent or whatever - that symbol is man's reminder of his duty inside the human race.

If you are going to write, write about human nature. That is the only thing that doesn't date.

All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits.

Psychology is the science of mental life

Character is always more caught than taught.

Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that's all.

It's hard to change adults. They are going to do what they are going to do.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance