A man's character is his guardian divinity.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.

Character is power.

Character is power.

Character is a victory, not a gift.

Character is a victory, not a gift.

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man read 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.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil read more

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.

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.