Character Quotes
(1 - 10 of 57)You must look into people, as well as at them.
You must look into people, as well as at them.
Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man more
Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one warehouses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else.
There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has more
There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, ;or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.
Character is what you are in the dark.
Character is what you are in the dark.
What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.
What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
Man's character is his fate.
Man's character is his fate.
Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so head he many vices; . . .
he had two distinct persons more
Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so head he many vices; . . .
he had two distinct persons in him.
Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.
Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.
So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take more
So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take for want of heart.
They err--'tis merely what is call'd mobility,
A thing of temperament and not of art,
Though seeming so, from its supposed facility;
And false--though true; for surely they're sincerest
Who are strongly acted on by what is nearest.
