A Quote by Lew Wallace

As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.

Lew Wallace

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Badly Behave Behaved Dislike Men Rule Than Way Well

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Lew Wallace
American - Military man
April 10, 1827 - February 15, 1905

I've behaved badly in my life. I hope I haven't behaved as badly as Dickens! In a way, if you're a woman, you're not in a position to behave as badly, because you don't have the economic power.

Claire Tomalin

I behaved the way I was taught to behave: like a woman in the company of men. If you behaved aggressively in the company of men, they wouldn't accept you.

Mildred Dresselhaus

Well,” Tessa said, sighting along the line of the knife, “you behave as if you dislike me. In fact, you behave as if you dislike us all.” “I don’t,” Gabriel said. “I just dislike him.” He pointed at Will. “Dear me,” said Will, and he took another bite of his apple. “Is it because I’m better-looking than you?

Cassandra Clare

Generally speaking, rural drivers are a much better behaved species than city drivers. I'm not sure whether they're intrinsically this way, or there are just fewer opportunities for them to do behave badly. You can't go around running red lights if there aren't any red lights to run.

Linwood Barclay

I have nothing but regret that I cannot continue to behave the way I behaved all my life, and I can't wait for a chance to behave immoderately again.

Sonny Mehta

As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.

Barbara Brown Taylor

There is no surer or more painful way to learn a rule than to be penalized once for breaking it.

Tom Watson

And that was all the part of it - the way you were obliged to live. You stifled a groan, you lied about your love, you deceived your legal wife, and all in the name of honour. That was the damned paradox of it - in order to behave well, you have to behave badly.

Julian Barnes

When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world

C. S. Lewis

There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly.

Bryant H. McGill

Perhaps the summary of good-breeding may be reduced to this rule. "Behave unto all men as you would they should behave unto you." This will most certainly oblige us to treat all mankind with the utmost civility and respect, there being nothing that we desire more than to be treated so by them.

Henry Fielding

I was raised to think that if you behaved badly with men, you went to hell. I realise now it is puritanical and not very adult.

Debbie Reynolds

They're both about the correct or proper way to do something. There is a correct and proper way to use words and there is a correct and proper way to behave with other people. And I behaved improperly with John and feel bad, so I compensate by obsessing with language, which is easier to control than behavior.