Behavior
Quotations on Behavior
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest of motives.
A man who moralizes
A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably plain.
Morality
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt to people whom we personally dislike.
Murder
Murder is always a mistake … One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.
Weak natures
He has one of those terrible weak natures that are not susceptible to influence.
Terrible temptations
… there are terrible temptations that it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
Subsequent engagement
… I am prevented from coming in consequence of a subsequent engagement. I think that would be a rather nice excuse: it would have all the surprise of candour.
Creeping common sense
Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.
Consistency
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
Brute force
I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unreasonable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.
Duty
… my duty is a thing I never do, on principle.
Typical Englishman
… a typical Englishman, always dull and usually violent.
Wickedness
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
Moderation
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
Truth
If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.
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