Conduct Quotes

930 Conduct quotes by 647 unique authors

In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rulers, Statesmen, Nations, are wont to be emphatically commended to the teaching which experience offers in history. But what experience and history teach is this… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and a true… — Abraham Lincoln
It is the function of parents to see that their children habitually experience the true consequences of their conduct. — Herbert Spencer
Not out of right practice comes right thinking, but out of right thinking comes right practice. It matters enormously what you think. If you think… — Annie Besant
Aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war. — John F. Kennedy
It's hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post-Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself… — Paul Wolfowitz
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything… — Thomas Paine
It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business. — Mahatma Gandhi
Learning acquired in youth arrests the evil of old age; and if you understand that old age has wisdom for its food, you will so… — Leonardo da Vinci
So often we try to develop Christian character and conduct without taking the time to develop God-centered devotion. We try to please God without taking… — Jerry Bridges
Don't let your life give evidence against your tongue. Sing with your voices... sing also with your conduct. — Saint Augustine
Teaching is more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: to let learn. The real teacher, in fact, lets nothing else be… — Martin Heidegger
Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness. — Dalai Lama
Our characters are the result of our conduct. — Aristotle
I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances. — Confucius
To point out the importance of circumspection in your conduct, it may be proper to observe that a good moral character is the first essential… — George Washington
A person is said to have good character when their habits, dispositions and conduct reflect a deep commitment to ethical virtues and moral principles. — Michael Josephson
The practice of that which is ethically best-what we call goodness or virtue-involves a course of conduct which, in all respects, is opposed to that… — Thomas Huxley
That space between the white lines, that's my office. That's where I conduct my business. — Early Wynn

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