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“... much seemingly chance variation in human behavior is not due to chance; it is in fact the logical result of a few basic, observable differences in mental functioning.”

Humans Facts Differences Chance Results Behavior Dues Logical Human Behavior Variation

Book:Gifts differing: understanding personality type

Source: Gifts differing: understanding personality type

“In contrast to our own social environment which brings out different aspects of human nature and often demonstrated that behavior which occurs almost invariably in individuals within our society is nevertheless due not to original nature but to social environment; and a homogeneous and simple development of the individual may be studied.”

Humans May Different Individual Social Simple Environment Human Nature Development Behavior Aspect Originals Dues Our Society Contrast Nevertheless Homogeneous Social Environment

Book:Growing Up in New Guinea: A Comparative Study of Primitive Education

Source: Growing Up in New Guinea: A Comparative Study of Primitive Education

“I like aristocracy. I like the beauty of aristocracy. I like the hierarchical feeling.You could claim that it's due to my military experience. But it came before that. I love their freedom of behavior. They're not constrained by penal attitudes, puritanical attitudes about behavior, both socially and morally. They have a freedom that I admire. An unquestioned freedom.”

Feelings Attitude Military Behavior Claims Dues Admire Aristocracy Military Experience

Author:James Salter

“In my mind of course natural disaster like tsunami, and these things, also I think indirectly may relate to human behavior. But then major sort of problems actually they're due to a lack of moral principle.”

Thinking Mind Humans May Problem Courses Natural Moral Principles Behavior Majors Dues Disaster Relate Human Behavior Moral Principles Natural Disaster Tsunami

Author:Dalai Lama

“The line between the public life and the private life has been erased, due to the rapid decline of manners and courtesy. There is a certain crudeness and crassness that has suddenly become accepted behavior, even desirable.”

Has Beens Certain Lines Behavior Dues Accepted Manners Decline Desirable Rapids Courtesy Private Life Public Life

Book:Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!

Source: Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!

“Society has put before you the ideal of a 'perfect man'. No matter in which culture you were born, you have scriptural doctrines and traditions handed down to you to tell you how to behave. You are told that through due practice you can even eventually come into the state attained by the sages, saints and saviors of mankind. And so you try to control your behavior, to control your thoughts, to be something unnatural.”

Men Trying Matter States Culture Born Perfect Practice Mankind Behavior Ideals Tradition Saint Dues Doctrine Behave Savior Sage Unnatural Perfect Man

Author:U.G. Krishnamurti