Conduct Quotes

930 Conduct quotes by 647 unique authors

Filial Piety is the principle of Heaven, The righteousness of Earth, And the (proper) conduct of the people. — Zengzi
Our thoughts and our conduct are our own. — James Anthony Froude
The "determinist" swears that if we knew everything we should also be able to deduce and foretell the conduct of every man in every circumstance,… — Paul Valery
Necessity has a way of obliterating from our conduct various delicate scruples regarding honor and pride. — William Faulkner
A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the… — Sigmund Freud
There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind… — Mahatma Gandhi
Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all. — Alexander the Great
Conscience allows us to do two things: Pass judgment on ourselves; approve or condemn our own conduct. — Edwin Louis Cole
Football has an important role to play in society. Players should have a sense of social responsibility, have a moral dimension to them which shows… — Vicente del Bosque
As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society's most vulnerable. — Jim DeMint
I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a… — Mos Def
I don't really think about doing something kind, I think there's just a way to conduct your daily life with compassion to other people. — Kat Dennings
Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power. — Benjamin Disraeli
Playing the good guy is tough because you know as well as I do, in real life, you have to watch your P's and Q's… — R. Lee Ermey
To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say… — Ronald Fisher
The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact… — John B. S. Haldane
I hope that Americans will give careful and well-informed thought to root causes and historical realities, in which case I think they will question why… — Ismail Haniyeh
Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit… — Napoleon Hill
I have nowhere claimed nor even implied that unbelief is a guarantee of good conduct or even an indicator of it. — Christopher Hitchens
Conduct, which involves a decision of the ultimate fate of the agent cannot be based on illusions. — Muhammad Iqbal
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes… — William James
Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in… — William James
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. — Thomas Jefferson
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble. — Samuel Johnson
Ideologies, however appealing, cannot shape the whole structure of perceptions and conduct unless they are embedded in daily experiences that confirm them. — Christopher Lasch

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