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" BEHAVIOR, n. Conduct, as determined, not by principle, but by breeding. The word seems to be somewhat loosely used in Dr. Jamrach Holobom's translation of the following lines in the Dies Iræ:
Recordare, Jesu pie,
Quod sum causa tuæ viæ.
Ne me perdas illa die.

Pray remember, sacred Savior,
Whose the thoughtless hand that gave your
Death-blow. Pardon such behavior. "

Ambrose Bierce , The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary


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Ambrose Bierce quote : BEHAVIOR, n. Conduct, as determined, not by principle, but by breeding. The word seems to be somewhat loosely used in Dr. Jamrach Holobom's translation of the following lines in the Dies Iræ:<br />Recordare, Jesu pie,<br />Quod sum causa tuæ viæ.<br />Ne me perdas illa die.<br /><br />Pray remember, sacred Savior,<br />Whose the thoughtless hand that gave your<br />Death-blow. Pardon such behavior.