"The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior."

Behavior, Consequences, Desire, Difficulty

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"If you behave in a manner that poisons your relationship, don't be surprised when it dies."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Behavior, Relationships, Poison, Consequences

"To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater distortion than ignoring the unconscious completely."

Willard Gaylin, American Scientist

Behavior, Man, Unconscious

"Vanity dies hard, in some obstinate cases it outlives the man."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

Behavior, Vanity, Death, Humanity, Truth

"Marianne had now been brought by degrees, so much into the habit of going out every day, that it was become a matter of indifference to her, whether she went or not: and she prepared quietly and mechanically for every evening's engagement, though without expecting the smallest amusement from any, and very often without knowing, till the last moment, where it was to take her."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Behavior, Habit, Indifference, Routine, Engagement

"A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones."

Arthur Conan Doyle, British Writer

Behavior, Reflection, Family, Emotion

"Flirting with random women in a tavern? That sounds like Helios. Well, it sounds like most of the gods, actually."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Behavior, Humor, Truth, Life, Happiness

"Don't plead with anyone if you were not at fault, you'll only look inferior, stupid and funny, bolster your ego by doing the undoing."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Behavior, Pride, Ego, Respect, Conflict

"Politeness is organized indifference."

Paul Valery, French Poet

Behavior, Indifference, Politeness

"You have to first position yourself with the right level of mannerism, before others could see a reason to respect you."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

Behavior, Respect, Manners, Self

"As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

Behavior, Advice, People, Mindset, Blame

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"Whenever we seek to avoid the responsibility for our own behavior, we do so by attempting to give that responsibility to some other individual or organization or entity. But this means we then give away our power to that entity."

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"Discipline is wisdom and vice versa."

Wisdom

"The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost."

Change

"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it."

Time

"Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience."

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"We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health."

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"The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning. The experience of spiritual power is basically a joyful one."

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"If you behave in a manner that poisons your relationship, don't be surprised when it dies."

"To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater distortion than ignoring the unconscious completely."

"Vanity dies hard, in some obstinate cases it outlives the man."

"A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones."

"Flirting with random women in a tavern? That sounds like Helios. Well, it sounds like most of the gods, actually."

"Don't plead with anyone if you were not at fault, you'll only look inferior, stupid and funny, bolster your ego by doing the undoing."

"Politeness is organized indifference."

"You have to first position yourself with the right level of mannerism, before others could see a reason to respect you."

"As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it."

Explore more quotes by M. Scott Peck

"Whenever we seek to avoid the responsibility for our own behavior, we do so by attempting to give that responsibility to some other individual or organization or entity. But this means we then give away our power to that entity."

"Discipline is wisdom and vice versa."

"The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost."

"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it."

"Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience."

"We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health."

"We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them."

"You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time."

"It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually."

"The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning. The experience of spiritual power is basically a joyful one."