Quotes about Behavior

I've heard it said that the most dangerous animal on the planet is the adolescent male.

There is clothing that is improper for a Christian woman.

Sinful zeal doth make men doubly sinful.

How you do life is your real and final truth, not what ideas you believe.

We do not think ourselves into new ways of living. We live ourselves into new ways of thinking.

We don't think ourselves into a new way of living. We live ourselves into a new way of thinking.

Did you ever notice that Jesus himself was not really that upset at the bad behavior that most of us call sin? Instead, he directed his critical attention toward people who did not think they were sinners, who could not see their own shadows or dark sides, or acknowledge their complicity in the world's domination systems.

We don't think ourselves into new ways of living. We live ourselves into new ways of thinking.

Thus we are strongly warned against such negativity in every way, and such things are called "sin" or even the state of "hell," which is not really a geographical place but a very real state of consciousness. All rewards and punishments must primarily be seen as first of all now—and inherent in good and bad behavior.

One side effect of our individualized reading of the Gospel is that it allows the clergy great control over individual behavior, via threats and rewards. Obedience to authorities became the highest virtue in this framework, instead of love, communion, or solidarity with God or others, including the marginalized.

Your DNA is divine, and the divine indwelling is never earned by any behavior or any ritual, but only recognized and realized (see Romans 11: 6; Ephesians 2: 8—10) and fallen in love with.

you never think yourself into a new way of living. You invariably live yourself into a new way of thinking.