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Behavior Quotes
"The wounded recognized the wounded."
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"For every man, however laudably he lives, yet yields in some points to the lust of the flesh."
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"Civility (sabhyata,) is the sign of one with the right belief (enlightened view, samkit) and etiquette is the sign of one with a wrong belief (deluded view, bhranti)."
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"I'm not ill like that, she groaned. He sat on her bed, peeling back the blanket. A servant entered, frowning at the mess on the floor, and shouted for help."Then it what way?"I,uh... Her face was so hot she thought it would melt onto the floor. Oh you idiot. "My monthly cycles finally came back!His face suddenly matched hers and he stepped away, dragging his hand through his short hair. "I-if...Then I'll take my leave, he stammered, and bowed. Celaena raised an eyebrow, and then, despite herself, smiled as he left the room as quick as his feet could go without running, tripping slightly in the doorway as he staggered into the rooms beyond."
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"Men are like children, in that, if you spoil them, they become naughty. Therefore it is well not to be too indulgent or charitable with anyone. You may take it as a general rule that you will not lose a friend by refusing him a loan, but that you are very likely to do so by granting it; and, for similar reasons, you will not readily alienate people by being somewhat proud and careless in your behavior; but if you are very kind and complaisant towards them, you will often make them arrogant and intolerable, and so a breach will ensue."
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"Stubbornness is the bearer of disaster."
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"Whether we realize it or not, most of us define ourselves by opposing rather than by favoring something or someone. To put it another way, it is easier to react than to act. Nothing arouses a passion for dogma more than a good antagonist. And the more unlikely, the better. It's difficult to hate an idea. It's much easier to hate someone with a recognizable face whom we can blame for everything that makes us feel uncomfortable. It doesn't have to be an individual character. It could be a nation, a race, a group anything."
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"By drinking, a boy acts like a man. After drinking, many a man acts like a boy."
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"Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference."
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"Man's meanness is a fuse in search of a flame."
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"What is appropriate in one setting may be entirely inappropriate in another. How you behave at a football game is different than how you behave at your sister's wedding. How you interact with your closest friends will be different than how you engage with your boss."
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"No man is exempt from saying silly things, the mischief is to say them deliberately."
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"All cruelty springs from weakness."
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"What is inspiration in strangers is jealousy in kinsmen."
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"Some people just love to stir the pot, but don't realize they're cooking themselves."
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"Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness."
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"It is astounding what power being kind, mannered, polite and considerate has in transforming your life."
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"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."
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"I'd developed an apology-is-much-better-than-asking-for-permission mentality."
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"He reached up and tugged his ear. And I did the same."
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"Ladies tell their nurses things in a sudden burst of confidence, and then, afterwards, they feel uncomfortable about it and wish they hadn't! It's only human nature."
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"Bad habits are like comfort zones; easier to get into, but harder to get out of."
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"It was not a safe thing to lead Joe into temptation, he had no resistance to it at all."
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"Most people would rather eat inside a windowless room in which they have just defecated than eat inside one in which someone else has just farted, even if the room does not have a toilet."
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"Anger is certainly a kind of baseness, as it appears well in the weakness of those subjects in whom it reigns: children, women, old folks, sick folks."
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"When I was a child, I first thought that these shades might be malevolent spirits who fostered evil in those people around whom they swarmed. I've since discovered that many human beings need no supernatural mentoring to commit acts of savagery; some people are devils in their own right, their telltale horns having grown inward to facilitate their disguise."
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"It is unimpressive to not hold a door open for the next person coming through. After a satisfying workout at my gym, I was walking behind a man who was exiting at the same time. He was only about two feet in front of me. As he walked through the door, he let it close behind him, almost hitting me in the face. Was he being intentionally rude? Was he preoccupied and focused on other things? No matter whether an offender is being a jerk intentionally, or is simply oblivious to how his behavior is affecting others, rude behavior instantly makes a negative impression. Be aware!"
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"The hare-brained chatter of irresponsible frivolity."
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"Some people not only burn their bridges, but they also torch the town! With all their deeds of drama and destruction, they leave behind an aftermath of distrust, disrespect, and disappointment. And for what? This behavior creates immeasurable suffering in all directions. It ruins reputations and business deals, shatters lives-and closes doors which can never be re-opened. These repercussions can be prevented or avoided by simply BEING NICE."
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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."
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