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;void(0)) BEHAVIOR & BELGIUM . . . BEHAVIOR see "CIVILITY" for related links When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but here [Milan] I do not. Do you always follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal. --St. Ambrose (c. 339-397) French-born bishop of Milan. (Usually quoted as "When in Rome do as the Romans do.") in "Letter 54 to Januarius" (A.D. c. 400) [ODTQ] or: When you are at Rome live in the Roman style; when you are elsewhere live as they live elsewhere. --St. Ambrose (c. 339-397) French-born bishop of Milan. Advice to St. Augustine, in Jeremy Taylor _Ductor Dubitantium_ [1660], 1, 1, 5 - "Please Will You Take Your Children Home Before I Do Them In" by Pam Ayers Please will you take your children home Before I do them in? I kissed your little son As he came posturing within. I took his little jacket And removed his little hat But now the visit's over So push off you little brat. And don't think for a moment That I didn't understand How the hatchet he was waving In his grotty little hand Broke my china teapot That I've always held so dear -- But would you mind removing him Before I smack his ear? Of course I wasn't angry As I shovelled up the dregs, I'm only glad the teabags Didn't scald his little legs. I'm glad he liked my chocolate cake I couldn't help but laugh As he rubbed it in the carpet -- Would he like the other half? He guzzled all the orange And he guzzled all the Coke -- The only thing that kept me sane Was hoping he might choke. [. . .] He's been playing in the garden And he's throttled all the flowers, Give the lad a marlinspike He'll sit out there for hours. I've gathered my insecticides And marked them with their name And put them up where children Couldn't reach them. That's a shame. Still he must have liked my dog Because he choked her half to death, She'll go out for another game Once she's caught her breath. He rode her round the garden And he lashed her with his rope She's never bitten anyone But still, we live in hope. He's kicked the TV now! I like to see it getting booted Kick it one more time son You might get electrocuted! Yes, turn up the volume, Twist the knobs, my little treasure And when the programme's over There's the door. It's been a pleasure. - Most men are bad. --Bias (c. 6th cent. B.C.) Greek politician of Priene; considered one of the Seven Sages of Greece. - Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do you even so to them. --Bible, New Testament, Matthew 7:12 Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. --Bible, New Testament, Matthew 7:14 - Take the tone of the company you are in. --Lord Chesterfield [Philip Dormer Stanhope] (1694-1773) British writer and politician, _Letters to his Son_ [1774] "16 October 1747" He that is good will infallibly become better, and he that is bad will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue, and time are three things that never stand still. --C.C. Colton (1780-1832) English clergyman and writer Behavior which appears superficially correct, but is intrinsically corrupt, always irritates those who see below the surface. --James Bryant Conant (1883-1978) American chemist, educational administrator, and professor Baccalaureate Address, Harvard College [1934] - A womanly disposition, as shown in modesty and submissiveness. Womanly language. She should be careful in the choice of words, and avoid lying and unseemly expressions. She should speak when necessary, and be silent at other times. She should not be adverse to listening to others. --Kaibara Ekken (1630-1714) Japanese philosopher, travel writer, and botanist, _Dojikun_ (Instructions for Children) {on the two great virtues of women} - This letter will, to you, be as one from the dead. The writer will be in the grave before you can weigh its counsels. Your affectionate and excellent father has requested that I would address to you something which might possibly have a favorable influence on the course of life you have to run, and I too, as a namesake, feel an interest in that course. Few words will be necessary, with good dispositions on your part. Adore God. Reverence and cherish your parents. Love your neighbor as yourself, and your country more than yourself. Be just. Be true. Murmur not at the ways of Providence. So shall the life into which you have entered, be the portal to one of eternal and ineffable bliss. And if to the dead it is permitted to care for the things of this world, every action of your life will be under my regard. Farewell. . . A Decalogue of Canons for observation in practical life: 1. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day. 2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. 3. Never spend your money before you have it. 4. Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear to you. 5. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold. 6. We never repent of having eaten too little. 7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly. 8. How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened. 9. Take things always by their smooth handle. 10. When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, an hundred. --Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) American statesman and president [1801-1809] Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were the entire world looking at you, and act accordingly. --Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) American statesman and president [1801-1809] - Every man has three characters--that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. --Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) French novelist and journalist Your disposition will be suitable to that which you most frequently think on; for the soul is, as it were, tinged with the color and complexion of its own thoughts. --Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180) Roman emperor [161-180] and Stoic philosopher It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly. --Margaret Mead (1901-1978) American anthropologist Don't reserve your best behavior for special occasions. You can't have two sets of manners, two social codes - one for those you admire and want to impress, another for those whom you consider unimportant. You must be the same to all people. --Lillian Eichler Watson ----- aberrant a-BERR-unt; AB-ur-unt, adjective: Markedly different from an accepted norm; Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; abnormal. decorous (adj.) Not offensive in behavior, manners, appearance, or the like; proper; well-behaved. Syn.: proper, decent, mannerly Related: genteel, civil, tasteful, prim, respectable, polite, refined Derived: decorously, adv.; decorousness, n. diffident (adj.) ['di-fi-dênt] Shy, bashful, or hesitant as a result of a lack of self-confidence. diffidence: noun miscreant MIS-kree-uhnt, adjective: 1. Disbelieving; heretical. 2. Depraved; behaving badly. noun: 1. A disbeliever; a heretic. 2. A scoundrel; an evildoer; a villain. No one would think to look for him in a fourth-floor jail cell atop this small-town county courthouse, a face unrecognizable among the town drunks and petty thieves and other local miscreants. --Richard A. Serrano, "One of Ours" ostentatious (adj.) [ahs-ten-'tey-shês] Spectacular, gaudy and superficial in appearance or behavior for display. raffish (adj.) 1. Displaying a charming free-spirited disregard for the conventions of society or for approved behavior 2. Displaying an exaggerated or obtrusive showiness refractory ih-FRAK-tuh-ree, adjective: 1. Stubbornly disobedient; unmanageable. 2. Resisting ordinary treatment or cure. 3. Difficult to melt or work; capable of enduring high temperature. solecism (noun) A socially awkward or tactless act. Synonyms: faux pas, gaffe, slip, gaucherie termagant TUR-muh-guhnt, noun: 1. A scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; a shrew. 2. Overbearing; shrewish; scolding.  ;void(0)) BELGIUM . . see "PLACES" for related links Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French. --Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) French general and politician | BABIES | BACH - BALLET | BANANAS - BARTENDERS | BASEBALL | BASTARDS & BATH (ENGLAND) | BE YOURSELF - BEATLES (THE) | BEAUTY | BED - BEGINNINGS | BEHAVIOR & BELGIUM | BELIEF | BENNY (JACK) - BEST (DO YOUR) | BETRAYAL & BIBLE | BICYCLES - BIGOTRY | BILL OF RIGHTS - BIRDS | BIRTH - BIRTHDAYS | BITTERNESS & BLAIR (TONY) | BLAME - BLOGGING | BLONDES - BOOK BURNING | BODY (THE) | BOOKS | BOOMERS (THE) - BORROWING | BOSTON & BOXING | BOYS & BRAGGING | BRAIN (THE) - BREAKING UP | BREASTS - BRITAIN | BROADWAY - BUBBLES (ECONOMIC) | BUGS BUNNY - BUREAUCRACY | BURMA SHAVE & BURNS & ALLEN | BUSINESS - BUSYBODIES | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | | Return Home | The Credits | The Cast | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | The End | The Reviews | |
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