It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
Aeschylus
Character, not circumstances, make the man.
Booker T. Washington
Character is power.
Booker T. Washington
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
George Washington
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain; but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
Dale Carnegie
I take it as a man's duty to restrain himself.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Character must be kept bright as well as clean.
Lord Chesterfield
People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
Hermann Hesse
Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
Oscar Levant
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.
Heraclitus Of Ephesus
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.
Carl Rogers
We falsely attribute to men a determined character - putting together all their yesterdays - and averaging them - we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support - it is worse than a large family - he is the silent poor indeed.
Henry David Thoreau
Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.
W. Somerset Maugham
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.
Dale E. Turner
A man's character is his fate.
Heraclitus
A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol.
Charles Horton Cooley
Our character...is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.
George Santayana
You cannot build up a character in a solitude; you need a formed character to stand a solitude.
Austin O'Malley
Problem is there are too many sissies and prima donnas -- stop talking and get it done.
Orlando Mcguire
It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it.
Francis Thompson
The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers.
Thomas Sowell
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
Thomas Paine
"I am bored" generally means "I am boring".
Dennis Prager
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.
Roger Babson
Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and responsibility of our existence.
Elihu Burritt
Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self respect springs.
Joan Didion
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
John Wooden
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
James A. Froude
I appreciate people who are civil, whether they mean it or not. I think: Be civil. Do not cherish your opinion over my feelings. There's a vanity to candor that isn't really worth it. Be kind.
Richard Greenberg
Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth you waken then you begin to live.
Bayard Taylor
The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
As Cro-Magnon as it sounds, the problem with attitudes is some people have just never had their ass kicked -- and I don't mean necessarily in the physical sense.
Orlando Mcguire
You can't talk your way out of what you've behaved yourself into.
Stephen R. Covey
To succeed is nothing, it's an accident. but to feel no doubts about oneself is something very different: it is character.
Marie Leneru
In this day and age, some turn 18 and think they're a man or a woman and that's it, but that's just not true. You have to establish your manhood or your womanhood with actions.
Orlando Mcguire
Shakespeare without Othello, Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet would be all too much like Hamlet without the prince.
Brand Blanshard
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
Christian Nevell Bovee
Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take with us.
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day.
William Bennett
Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
Alphonse Karr
If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.
Andre Maurois
Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny.
Tryon Edwards
Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.
Elmer G. Letterman
I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments.
Nathaniel Emmons
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Abraham Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
Mark Twain
One can acquire everything in solitude - except character.
Marie Henri Beyle
The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Anne Frank
A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.
Frederick Douglass
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man is to be measured by the power of the feelings he subdues not by the power of those which subdue him.
William Carleton
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.
Earl Warren
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Elbert Hubbard
People show their character by what they laugh at.
German Proverb
Character is what God and the angels know of us; reputation is what men and women think of us.
Horace Mann
Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
Baruch Spinoza
Education has for its object the formation of character.
Herbert Spencer
I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
Theodore Roosevelt
The discipline of desire is the background of character.
John Locke
We are a kind of Chameleons, taking our hue - the hue of our moral character, from those who are about us.
John Locke
I used to be a lawyer, but now I am a reformed character.
Woodrow Wilson
You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
Ronald Reagan
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Albert Einstein
We don't give up. We keep working and that's the character of the kids.
Leo Ellerbee
Anyone of good, moral character may join (the auxiliary).
Barbara Erickson
The character of a people may be ruined by charity.
Theodor Herzl
Pride sullies the noblest character.
Claudianus
I'm a character actor at heart.
Shuler Hensley
He wanted those kids to come back. He wants to win bad. That says a lot about the kid's character.
Greg Heier
It's completely in opposition to the community character.
Gil Jemmott
If that cavalier character (existed), rest assured, today it's dead.
Patrick Flanagan
For their record, they deserve to be in there, but their character has gone down.
Andy Pafko
I'm telling you, these kids have a lot of character. They've been through so much.
Mike Guthrie
Content of the character and intellect of our people.
Fred Mitchell
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.
George Santayana
That was as much character as we've shown (this season).
Jon Hastings
That's a great team out there, We showed character.
Horace Jenkins
She's a character and she can hold her own with anybody. She's a competitor.
John Goodwin
We're sorry the remarks were made. They are not in character with our committee.
Chuck Winder
I love it when ugliness is beautiful. I love character flaws.
Marcia Gay Harden
[The main character] realizes through unusual character that he has to come to terms with himself and is able to accept himself through art.
Pete Guither
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
Robert E. Lee
A couple shots didn't go early and we panicked a little bit. We did some things that were out of character.
John Lentz
Where I think they are not warranted is in character assassinations.
Jonathan Rose
This year the team seems to possess a lot more character and more depth.
William Kennedy
I think he's going to be a fantastic new character.
Geoff Johns
I... had guys on the set who didn't like me... they weren't interested in the cold character.
Catherine Keener
I would assume most people hate my character. But I'm hoping that I'm the character you love to hate.
Charlotte Ross
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
Thomas Paine
We teach our guys it's all about character and class and we showed a lot of both.
Mickey Hardy
There's so much character and history in that than there ever would be in a Wal-Mart.
Chris Brewer
It's in his character. He wants to be that guy. He wants to carry that load, and that's a special characteristic to have.
Shane Victorino
This is the essence of character: the will and ability to put principle into action.
Scott Allen
I don't think I did anything out of character (for) any other 21-year-old.
Bobby Jenks
He's a real goofy personality. He's almost like a cartoon character.
Jeremy Burgess
[The character is] basically me if I didn't luck out and get into show business.
Artie Lange
In jargon: He's a character.
Raymond Patterson
He's almost become a cartoon character. He's viewed as the most evil villain in baseball history.
Dan Holmes
They're going to try to drag her character through the mud. It's going to be bad, bad, bad.
Kristiana Bennett
I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much.
Stephen Root
This is out of character for Tony. He's led a law-abiding life. We don't know why things happened.
James Kilburn
We've just got to build more character as a team if we want that No. 1 spot.
Megan Biging
We showed a little character. It's good to know that we can come from behind.
Harvey Staver
I almost want to leave it up to her. She's absolutely beautiful, but she's beautiful on the inside, too. (The scars) add character.
Sheleen Wilks
I aspire to be like that character. He's honest. It's the things I'm thinking but not saying.
Larry David
You have to sort of see the way that the character behaves, and what the character says and does, and claim it in the same way that you claim anything, really.
Richard Roxburgh
He's got a very good character, and he's confident ... he's very adamant that he's not guilty.
Richard Schonfeld
Damon and I came up with the idea that this character would die last spring.
Carlton Cuse
If you came to a rehearsal, you'd think 'what are you doing?' but it helps get into character.
Sarah Jones
I love my character. She's complex.
Angie Harrell
What would be nice would be if the mayor would do the right thing and resign, ... If he had any character whatsoever that's what he'd do.
Jerry Davis
We have a lot of good parents and kids with good character.
Billy Mills
And once that character came on, the ratings, like, doubled.
Ryan Murphy
A man's character is his guardian divinity.
Heraclitus
It's a very cool place. It's a great place to shoot, there's character and charm to it.
Dylan Mcdermott
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
Charles Barkley
They all had to step up and they did. It shows a lot of character and a lot of heart.
Devin Scruggs
I think that's one of the central themes for [the character] Lincoln.
Dominic Purcell
Little Nate just got caught up with some friends in college. That wasn't his character.
Rhonda Goddard
The character of this park will not change. It is a natural area and will remain that way.
Walt Dabney
No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.
John Morley
Our coaches are very personal. We go to church with them. They pray with us. They are men of character.
Jordan Neal
We showed a little character (coming back).
Casey Feroglia
I knew when I found those glasses, I found (the character).
Sissy Spacek
I was going to sue for defamation of character, but then I realised I have no character.
Charles Barkley
We?re going to find out what kind of character we have on Monday.
Tony Calcagni
The mountains have their own character.
Pepe Santana
Do what you know and perception is converted into character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The purpose of Zen is the perfection of character.
Yasutani Roshi
Don't mistake personality for character.
Wilma Askinas
The pitch has not changed character at all.
Anil Kumble
Nelson was a hugely complex character.
Colin White
I have to! It's a character flaw!!!
Frank Gorshin
Kerwin said how you bounce back determines your character.
Clifton Lee
That's me, that's my character.
Mateja Kezman
It's been totally nuts. My whole character is devotion.
Lorie Harmon
Here in New England, the character is strong and unshakable.
Norman Rockwell
He was our living history museum. He was quite a character, in every way.
David Burnette
There will be a love triangle for my character.
Katherine Heigl
This is out of character. He's a good guy.
David Houston
As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.
Matt Le Blanc
It features an animated character we call Sabrina who walks you through the process.
Stuart Green
Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.
Vince Gill
It is sort of guitar and it is sort of melodic and it has got character.
Jason Donovan
He's an interesting character.
Ken Auletta
This character is just Annandale football.
Dick Adams
It's imperative to commit to always being your character 100 percent.
Craig Lowry
What the last one lacked in character, this one definitely made up for it.
Steve Anderson
This builds character. It's easy when it's going good.
Danny Sheaffer
It shows a lot about the character of the team.
Ryan Jensen
We have a lot of character, ... and it showed.
Shaun Williams
She impressed me because she knew even more than me about the character.
Fernando Meirelles
Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.
George Saunders
That's too bad. I think this is a quality team with a lot of character ... from the top down.
Brian Russell
When you heard that a mountain was moved, believe it; but when you hear that someone changed his character do not believe it.
Arabian Proverb
I really liked that my character was Jewish, yet she wasn't a stereotype.
Bebe Neuwirth
Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
Heywood C. Broun
We had to write character sketches. I was so intimidated.
Karen Brown
You've got to respect his character.
Jeff Perry
There will be no character named Icicle.
Harry Potter
They displayed their character in standing up for what they believed in.
Paul Thayer
We had one bad series, but our kids answered it. Our kids had an answer and showed great character.
Phil Davis
It's always my favorite because I do some of the stuff the main character does.
Danielle Brown
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
To retain your character you need marketing. Without marketing, you can do nothing.
David Mason
My character, my mentality was shaped by the Boys and Girls club.
Amir Johnson
The actors are in character. They don't talk about the character; they talk as the character. It's really an interesting effect.
Mark French
Freedom and independence form my character.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Character is what you are in the dark.
African American Proverb
So many people know him because he is a character.
Wayne Rush
My pollertics, like my religion, being of an exceedin' accomodatin' character.
Artemus Ward (writer)
I pray to be of service to the playwright, the audience, the other actors and my character.
Lusia Strus
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