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• A faith-holder puts himself below his faith and lets it guide his actions.
  The fanatic puts himself above it and uses it as an excuse for his actions....
• And puts himself upon his good behaviour.
  -- Lord Byron (1788-1824) -- Don Juan, Canto v, Stanza 47...
• Man is the sole animal whose nudities offend his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind.
  -- Montaigne, "Apology for Raymond Sebonde...
• His life was formal; his actions seemed ruled with a ruler.
• He that will not command his thoughts will soon lose the command of his actions.
• The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. -- Confuciu
• A fanatic is one who puts twice as much effort toward his goal than anyone else, and once having gotten started, forgets where it is that he was headed for with all that effort.
• Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives. -- Anonymou