The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
There is no one who can change My course or affect My conduct to the slightest extent. I am the Master over all.
I reached a situation in which I cannot conduct the presidency.
Abnormal, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested.
Conduct yourself towards your parents as you would have your children conduct themselves towards you.
It would be a joke if the conduct of the victor had to be justified to the vanquished.
Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.
The feeling for what ought and ought not to be grows and dies like a tree, and no fertilizer of any kind will do much good. What the individual can do is give a fine example, and have the courage to firmly uphold ethical convictions in a society of cynics. I have for a long time tried to conduct myself this way, with varying success.
All wrong conduct is based on wrong believing
It has become the custom in our country to expect all Chief Executives, from the President down, to conduct activities analogous to an entertainment bureau. No occasion is too trivial for its promoters to invite them to attend and deliver an address.
In separating out, say, legal and moral requirements, I tend to work with paradigms rather than strict divisions - eg, paradigmatically, legal requirements are jurisdictionally bound whereas ethical requirements are aspirationally universal; ethical requirements focus especially on intentions whereas legal requirements focus primarily on conduct; ethical requirements take priority over legal requirements; and so on.
[Only by] the good influence of our conduct may we bring salvation in human affairs; or like a fatal comet we may bring destruction in our train.
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.
In adversity, everything that surrounds you is a kind of medicine that helps you refine your conduct, yet you are unaware of it. In pleasant situations, you are faced with weapons that will tear you apart, yet you do not realize it.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.
To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of business.
I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.
The lifestyle of many of our colleagues has been very pompous. They conduct weddings and birthdays in such an ostentatious manner that it pains me a lot. It appears that they are making fun of our commitment to the poor.