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| If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business. (William Thackeray) | [▲] | [▼] |
| Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. (Sivananda) | [▲] | [▼] |
| O, he sits high in all the people's hearts; And that which would appear offence in us, His countenance, like richest alchemy, Will change to virtue and to worthiness. (William Shakespeare) | [▲] | [▼] |
| Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child. (Alexander Pope) | [▲] | [▼] |
| Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct. (Phaedrus) | [▲] | [▼] |
| An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards (Saskya Pandita) | [▲] | [▼] |
| Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. (Thomas Paine) | [▲] | [▼] |
| He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon. (John Milton) | [▲] | [▼] |
| Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman. (Mencius) | [▲] | [▼] |
| The discipline of desire is the background of character. (John Locke) | [▲] | [▼] |
| The best man in his dwelling loves the earth. In his heart, he loves what is profound. In his associations, he loves humanity. In his words, he loves faithfulness. In government, he loves order. In handling affairs, he loves competence. In his activities, he loves timeliness. It is because he does not compete that he is without reproach. (Lao Tzu) | [▲] | [▼] |
| Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions. (Roger Babson) | [▲] | [▼] |
| Character is destiny. (Heraclitus) | [▲] | [▼] |
| Character is who you are when no one but GOD is looking. (Andy Dukes) | [▲] | [▼] |
| 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. (Charles De Gaulle) | [▲] | [▼] |
| The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby. (I Ching) | [▲] | [▼] |