Quotes about Behavior

He said there were two kinds of Christians: those who sincerely believe in God and those who, just as sincerely, believe that they believe. You can tell them apart by their actions in decisive moments.

I'm looking for a second reformation. The first reformation of the church 500 years ago was about beliefs. This one is going to be about behavior. The first one was about creeds. This one is going to be about deeds. It is not going to be about what does the church believe, but about what is the church doing.

Many diets and fitness plans use guilt as a motivation, but that never works in the long run.

You can guilt yourself into doing anything short-term, but the change will last only as long as the guilt (or fear) does.

Our habits control our lives. We shape our habits; then our habits shape us.

your character is the sum total of your habits. You can't claim to be kind unless you are habitually kind — you show kindness without even thinking about it. You can't claim to have integrity unless it is your habit to always be honest.

It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable.

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

Vice does not lose its character by becoming fashionable.

Since belief is measured by action, he who forbids us to believe religion to be true, necessarily also forbids us to act as we should if we did believe it to be true.

Fine feelings, new insights, greater interest in ?religion? mean nothing unless they make our actual behavior better.

There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.