"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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". . . confirmed libertines don't reform until they're tired . . ."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Behavior, Reform, Fatigue, Change

"People have a natural tendency to anthropomorphize their pets, to ascribe human perceptions and intentions to the animal where none exist."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Behavior, Animals, Perception, Humanity

"Consider how others may feel about you before, during, and after talking. Are you projecting an attitude that results in others feeling accepted and welcome? Are you encouraging people to speak and engage with you through your approachability?"

Susan C. Young, American Author

Behavior, Truth, Approach, Wisdom, Power

"Timid people always reek their peevishness on the gentle."

George Eliot, British Author

Behavior, Timidity, Anger, Reaction

"Rather than the one who gets angry, the world is more afraid of the one who does not get angry. Why? When anger ceases, grandeur of authority (pratap) arises. Such is the law of nature. Otherwise there would never be any protection for those who don't get angry. Anger provides protection during one's conduct in ignorance of the self."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Behavior, Power, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational

"A man in drink can be like a ravening wolf."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Behavior, Alcohol, Danger, Instinct

"I hate the nature of humans, how much you get closer that much they run away."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Behavior, Trust, Distance, Truth

"For the most expensive way to realize an orgasm, men open their wallets. For the cheapest, they close their eyes."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Behavior, Pleasure, Cost, Sex, Humor

"Better not perceive yourselves too high, O humans.We only value mankind as our experimentation object."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Behavior, Humility, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"Set a high standard on how you treat women. Whether they appreciate it or not, don't lower your own standards of behavior."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Behavior, Standards, Respect, Women

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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."

Power

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

Health

"Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit."

Development

"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

"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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". . . confirmed libertines don't reform until they're tired . . ."

"People have a natural tendency to anthropomorphize their pets, to ascribe human perceptions and intentions to the animal where none exist."

"Consider how others may feel about you before, during, and after talking. Are you projecting an attitude that results in others feeling accepted and welcome? Are you encouraging people to speak and engage with you through your approachability?"

"Timid people always reek their peevishness on the gentle."

"A man in drink can be like a ravening wolf."

"I hate the nature of humans, how much you get closer that much they run away."

"For the most expensive way to realize an orgasm, men open their wallets. For the cheapest, they close their eyes."

"Better not perceive yourselves too high, O humans.We only value mankind as our experimentation object."

"Set a high standard on how you treat women. Whether they appreciate it or not, don't lower your own standards of behavior."

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."

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

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

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

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

"One extends one's limits only by exceeding them."

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

"Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit."

"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."

"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."