Character Quotes And Sayings

by allinspiration.com

“We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have climbed into as if trees, fears we have hidden in as if caves.
– Michael Ondaatje

“In all tests of character, when two viewpoints are pitted against one another, in the final analysis the thing that will strike you the most, is not who was right or wrong, strong or weak, wise or foolish…. but who would go to the greatest lengths in considering the other’s perspective. ”
– Mike Dooley

“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte

“In the end you should always do the right thing even if it’s hard.”
– Nicholas Sparks

“Have you got any soul?” a woman asks the next afternoon. That depends, I feel like saying; some days yes, some days no. A few days ago I was right out; now I’ve got loads, too much, more than I can handle. I wish I could spread it a bit more evenly, I want to tell her, get a better balance, but I can’t seem to get it sorted. I can see she wouldn’t be interested in my internal stock control problems though, so I simply point to where I keep the soul I have, right by the exit, just next to the blues.”
– Nick Hornby

“Dependability, integrity, the characteristic of never knowingly doing anything wrong, that you would never cheat anyone, that you would give everybody a fair deal. Character is a sort of an all-inclusive thing. If a man has character, everyone has confidence in him.”
– Omar Nelson Bradley

“In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.”
– P. J. O’Rourke

“She taught me I should never do anything in private I did not want talked about in public, and cautioned me not to talk in my sleep.”
– Patrick Rothfuss

“You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.”
– Paul McCartney

“A man with no enemies is a man with no character.”
– Paul Newman

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
– Plato

“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.”
– Plato

“Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.”
– R.J. Palacio

“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.”
– Richard Bach

“You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans. ”
– Ronald Reagan

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.”
– Sam Ewing

“People adjust their behavior to fit the society they live in. They integrate because they have to. But what they are on the inside doesn’t change.
– Sandra Brown

“All cruelty springs from weakness.”
– Seneca

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
– Seneca

“Beauty‘s only skin deep.
– Shannon Delany

“That wasn’t love; that was stupidity.”
– Sherrilyn Kenyon

“Trust is always a good idea. For someone else.”
– Sherrilyn Kenyon

“The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
– Socrates

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