"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation."

Behavior, Insults, Man, Moderation

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"The habit of talking the talk has distracted many people from walking the walk."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

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"Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty."

George Eliot, British Author

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"Bad habits are like comfort zones; easier to get into, but harder to get out of."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

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"Oh, oh human stupidity, probably that's why I don't succeed with mankind, somebody says "Can I stop by?" you answer "Okay..." or "Sure""... but why and saying what you are doing in case he hasn't asked you?"

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

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"Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness."

William James, American Philosopher

Behavior, Imitation, Identity, Humanity

"I met an old lady once, almost a hundred years old, and she told me, 'There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in charge?"

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist

Behavior, Love, Power, History, Conflict

"Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you'd like to act."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

Behavior, Transformation, Habit, Identity

"It is always easier - and usually far more effective - to focus on changing your behavior than on changing the behavior of others."

Bob Nelson, American Consultant

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"This may be the curse of the human race, not that we are so different from one another, but that we are so alike."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

Behavior, Humanity, Truth, Reflection, Regret

"We are, or rather our natural desire to evade pain and to attain pleasure is, the primary reason we do or say every single thing we do or say."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Behavior, Truth, Wisdom, Happiness, Power

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"The habit of talking the talk has distracted many people from walking the walk."

"Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty."

"Bad habits are like comfort zones; easier to get into, but harder to get out of."

"Oh, oh human stupidity, probably that's why I don't succeed with mankind, somebody says "Can I stop by?" you answer "Okay..." or "Sure""... but why and saying what you are doing in case he hasn't asked you?"

"Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness."

"I met an old lady once, almost a hundred years old, and she told me, 'There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in charge?"

"Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you'd like to act."

"It is always easier - and usually far more effective - to focus on changing your behavior than on changing the behavior of others."

"This may be the curse of the human race, not that we are so different from one another, but that we are so alike."

"We are, or rather our natural desire to evade pain and to attain pleasure is, the primary reason we do or say every single thing we do or say."

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"Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows."

"Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive."

"Reason is not what decides love."

"If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless."

"Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing."

"Grammar, which knows how to control even kings."

"There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live."