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The highest qualities of character must be earned.
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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
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Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.
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Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou
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It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
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The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.
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Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.
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Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.
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Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
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My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was not a gentleman unless he was the chauffeur.
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The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
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If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.
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When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.
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Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions.
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Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.
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During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.
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A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
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As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]
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Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.
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Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is the architect of his own character.
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Character is victory organized.
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Few persons are made of such strong fiber that they will make a costly outlay when surface work will pass as well in the market.
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All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.
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You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.
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It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
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Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.
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There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free to choose.
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The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back.
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Integrity has no need of rules.
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Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of a man you are. It shows me what your ideal of manhood is, and what kind of a man you long to be.
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Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.
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Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.
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Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word.
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Character must be kept bright as well as clean.
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You must look into people, as well as at them.
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Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.
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As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved.
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Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
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Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
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The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.
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To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things
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When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
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Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character
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It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
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Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
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No artist work is so high, so noble, so grand, so enduring, so important for all time, as the making of character is a child.
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Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
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There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
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You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do.
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Therefore keep in the midst of life. Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and among troubles, and difficulties, and obstacles.
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What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.
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For character too is a process and an unfolding... among our valued friends is there not someone or other who is a little too self confident and disdainful; whose distinguished mind is a little spotted with commonness; who is a little pinched here and protuberant there with native prejudices; or whose better energies are liable to lapse down the wrong channel under the influence of transient solicitations?
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No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in dreams.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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That which we call character is a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means. It is conceived of as a certain undemonstrable force, a familiar or genius, by whose impulses the man is guided, but whose counsels he cannot impart.
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Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
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Gross and obscure natures, however decorated, seem impure shambles; but character gives splendor to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs.
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Do what you know and perception is converted into character.
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A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza; read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.
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One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.
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Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
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Character is the sum and total of a person's choices.
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I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be.
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You can buy a person's time; you can buy their physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of their skilled muscular motions per hour. But you can not buy enthusiasm... you can not buy loyalty. You can not buy the devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these.
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The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
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Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.
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You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
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Human improvement is from within outward.
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Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
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Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.
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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.
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Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.
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Character develops itself in the stream of life.
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The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.
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Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.
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Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.
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You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.
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