One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature read more

Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature man that you can paint the air.

Character is a victory, not a gift.

Character is a victory, not a gift.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

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.

Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.

Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.