I'm a preacher's kid, and we were always told, Act right all the time, because someone's always watching.
I try to stay in line and not be a jerk. I've always been conscious that if I really screw up, people might notice.
Perhaps it's just me, but I am wary of any persons whose belief system is the only thing standing between them and repulsive behavior.
You have to build systems to protect against your lesser self.
To behave rightly, we ourselves should never lay a hand on our servants as long as our anger lasts. Things will seem different to us when we have quieted and cooled down.
Sadism is all right in its place, but it should be directed to proper ends.
Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening.
