Keyword: Behavior

You’re acting crazier than a sprayed roach!

Miscellaneous

There are some situations from which one can only escape by acting like a devil or a lunatic.

Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 50) English author & journalist
Situations

Act like you’ve got some raisin.

Miscellaneous

They’re like two cats in a sack.

Miscellaneous

He really grates me up the wrong way.

Mixed metaphors

He goes to church on Sunday, steals chickens on Monday.

Beliefs Expressions Honesty

If our politicians were better at pretending to get along, there wouldn’t be any war.

Conflict Government Politicians War

I already know I’m going to hell, I’m just paving the road.

Miscellaneous

The wages of sin are unreported.

Government Taxes

Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept. 

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Hockey Sports

The best way to behave is to misbehave.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol
Miscellaneous

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

Murphy’s Laws

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will sometimes produce bizarre behavior… and I’m not talking about the kids.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor
Children Family Old Parents

1. The probability of a cat eating its dinner has absolutely nothing to do with the price of the food placed before it. 2. The probability that a household pet will raise a fuss is directly proportional to the number and importance of your guests.

Animals Money Murphy’s Laws

Perhaps we could have a translation, I could not quite follow.

(1894 – 1986) British prime minister
Communication Government

Success is the result of behavior that completely contradicts the usual expectations about the behavior of a successful person.

Murphy’s Laws Success

It's good to know that if I behave strangely enough, society will take full responsibility for me.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Characteristics Situations

I don’t know that my behavior has improved all that much with age; they just found someone worse.

American professional tennis player
Sports

There is no substitute for good manners… except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Be normal, and the crowd will accept you… be deranged, and they will make you their leader.

(1964 – ) American comedian & actor
Characteristics People

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

(1884 – 1949) American humorist & literary critic
Characteristics