338 quotes found
“We can never know how much they deserve our sympathy, but we have to give it unreservedly as they are people innately full of the divine who instead choose to behave infernally owing to poor progra...”
“Us" versus "them" is not in our genes. It is something we learn.”
“When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him. If you injure someone you dislike, you will find yourself disliking him more. If you do him a good turn, you will...”
“All of us share conscious recognition of our individual self. Each of us is more than a product of our conscious thoughts. The dictation of our unconscious mind also affects our behavior. The uncon...”
“We develop our whole character from our thoughts, actions, attentive observations, and from the resolute pursuit of our inspirational dreams.”
“Most people put off my mother's erratic behavior to the fact that she was a writer, as if that just explained everything. To me that was just an excuse. I mean, brain surgeons can be crazy too, but...”
“Be mindful of your social environment. By nature, the group you hang-out with will develop a common behavior and mindset. This behavior usually gravitates towards the lowest common denominator. Cho...”
“If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in poor company.”
“Hatred must be a hard thing to learn.”
“Are men like babies? Is trying to distract them a better tactic than asking them to behave reasonably?”
“A clear purpose will unite you as you move forward, values will guide your behavior, and goals will focus your energy.”
“Will any man despise me? Let him see to it. But I will see to it that I may not be found doing or saying anything that deserves to be despised.”
“If we were to behave half as well as we believe others ought to behave, we might prove ourselves as grand in character as excuses and justifications prevent us from being.”
“I want to study human... madness... cruelty... agression... anger... craziness... and other features... I want to find how far can they get!”
“If theres any greater exhibit of the malleability of human nature than the sight of someone standing, absently waiting for the light to change at a deserted intersection, I dont know what it is.”
“The truth is simple.Lies are complex.The truth comes in sentences.Lies... in paragraphs.Pay attention to this when someone is communicating with you.”
“What you do is so loud, I can't hear what you say."Anonymous”
“Outdated ideas inevitably lead to outdated behaviors. When ignorance and hate enter the room, progress makes its exit.”
“Self respect by definition is a confidence and pride in knowing that your behaviour is both honorable and dignified. -Respect yourself by respecting others.”
“Readers who have owned animals will appreciate how difficult it would be to train a dog to play exclusively in his own yard, to fetch his sweater whenever he sees it is raining outside, or to be ge...”
