I had refused to pay any attention to the moral laws upon which all our vitality and sanity depend: and so now I was reduced to the condition of a silly old woman, worrying about a lot of imaginary rules of health, standards of food-value, and a thousand minute details of conduct that were in themselves completely ridiculous and stupid, and yet which haunted me with vague and terrific sanctions. If I eat this, I may go out of my mind. If I do not eat that, I may die in the night.
Thus, then, on the night of the tenth of May, at the outset of this mighty battle, I acquired the chief power in the State, which henceforth I wielded in ever-growing measure for five years and three months of world war, at the end of which time, all our enemies having surrendered unconditionally or being about to do so, I was immediately dismissed by the British electorate from all further conduct of their affairs.
This much then, is clear: in all our conduct it is the mean that is to be commended.
Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.
Particularly when the war power is invoked to do things to the liberties of people, or to their property or economy that only indirectly affect conduct of the war and do not relate to the engagement of the war itself, the constitutional basis should be scrutinized with care. . . . I would not be willing to hold that war powers may be indefinitely prolonged merely by keeping legally alive a state of war that had in fact ended. I cannot accept the argument that war powers last as long as the effects and consequences of war for if so they are permanent -- as permanent as the war debts.
You are a god in the company of gods and must conduct yourself accordingly.
We tolerate, even promote, many things we once regarded as evil, wrong, or immoral. And then we seek "explanations" for an act that seems beyond comprehension. Remove societal restraints on some evils and one can expect the demons to be freed to conduct other evil acts.
I have been committed to carrying out my duties. . . in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.
Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies.
to deny that music powerfully influences our thoughts and conduct is either ignorant or a deliberate lie. Anyone who listens to music has been moved by it. It's music, that's the point.
All normal human beings are interested in their past. Only when the interest becomes an obsession, overshadowing present and future conduct, is it a danger. In much the same way healthy nations are interested in their history, but a morbid preoccupation with past glories is a sign that something is wrong with the constitution of the State.
The content of scientific theory itself offers no moral foundation for the personal conduct of life.
Here in England the welfare of the State depends on the conduct of our aristocracy.
Our stability is but balance, and conduct lies In masterful administration of the unforseen.
Naptime,ʺ said Christian, leading her toward the bed. ʺI still need a shower. ʺ ʺSleep first. Shower later. ʺ He pulled back the covers. ʺIʹll sleep with you. ʺ ʺSleep or sleep?ʺ she asked dryly, sliding gratefully into bed. ʺReal sleep. You need it. ʺ He crawled in beside her, spooning against her and resting his face on her shoulder. ʺOf course, afterward, if you want to conduct any official Council business. . . ʺ ʺI swear, if you say ‘Little Dragomirs,ʹ you can sleep in the hall.
A man is known by his conduct to his wife, to his family, and to those under him.
We have no control over fate and history, but we can control how we conduct ourselves in this life.
One of the purposes of the Olympic Games is to bring the nations of the world closer together, so that they can conduct an open dialogue. We [germans] should be careful about constantly imposing our values on others.
We must rid this nation of the United Nations, which provides the communist conspiracy with a headquarters here on our own shores, and which actually makes it impossible for the United States to form its own decisions about its conduct and policies in Europe and Asia.
Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct.