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The highest qualities of character must be earned.
[ Character ]
Lyman Abbott
Lyman Abbott books
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75 votes
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
[ Character ]
Aeschylus
Aeschylus books
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86 votes
Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.
[ Character ]
African Proverb
African Proverb books
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85 votes
Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.
[ Character ]
Aristotle
Aristotle books
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The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
[ Progress ]
Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard books
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62 votes
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.
[ Character ]
Faith Baldwin
Faith Baldwin books
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42 votes
Character is more important than intelligence for success.
[ Success ]
Gilberte Beaux
Gilberte Beaux books
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60 votes
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world.
[ Christians and Christianity ]
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher books
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56 votes
Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion.
[ Writers and Writing ]
Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett books
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54 votes
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.
[ Character ]
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset books
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66 votes
Character is victory organized.
[ Character ]
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte books
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35 votes
All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.
[ Character ]
Christian Nevell Bovee
Christian Nevell Bovee books
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65 votes
Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.
[ Biography ]
Fawn M. Brodie
Fawn M. Brodie books
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52 votes
It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.
[ Action ]
Jean De La Bruyere
Jean De La Bruyere books
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51 votes
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.
[ Human Nature ]
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett books
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Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength.
[ Power ]
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton books
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41 votes
Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.
[ Character ]
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers books
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45 votes
Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word.
[ Character ]
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield books
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60 votes
Character must be kept bright as well as clean.
[ Character ]
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield books
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68 votes
Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners.
[ Laughter ]
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield books
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53 votes
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
[ Manners ]
Marcus T. Cicero
Marcus T. Cicero books
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41 votes
Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.
[ Shame ]
Marcus T. Cicero
Marcus T. Cicero books
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46 votes
The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the foolish.
[ Age and Aging ]
Marcus T. Cicero
Marcus T. Cicero books
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28 votes
Luck relies on chance, labor on character.
[ Luck ]
Richard Cobden
Richard Cobden books
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52 votes
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
[ Character ]
Marva Collins
Marva Collins books
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47 votes
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
[ Character ]
Confucius
Confucius books
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37 votes
The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.
[ Wives ]
Cyril Connolly
Cyril Connolly books
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37 votes
The 1990s customer expects service to be characterized by fast and efficient computer-based systems.
[ Customers ]
Steve Cuthbert
Steve Cuthbert books
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43 votes
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
[ Character ]
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli books
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There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
[ Character ]
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli books
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39 votes
Craftiness is a quality in the mind and a vice in the character.
[ Mind ]
S. Dubay
S. Dubay books
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37 votes
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.
[ Change ]
Elizabeth C. Dunn
Elizabeth C. Dunn books
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42 votes
I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.
[ Trouble ]
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg books
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36 votes
What man's mind can create, man's character can control.
[ Control ]
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison books
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36 votes
High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.
[ AIDS ]
Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards books
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38 votes
Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.
[ Confusion ]
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein books
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37 votes
Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem -- in my opinion -- to characterize our age.
[ Age and Aging ]
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein books
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41 votes
A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and fortune.
[ Self-love ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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55 votes
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
[ Character ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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41 votes
Do what you know and perception is converted into character.
[ Character ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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44 votes
Judge of your natural character by what you do in dreams.
[ Character ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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39 votes
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
[ Fortune ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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40 votes
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
[ Character ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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36 votes
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
[ Character ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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35 votes
Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding.
[ Society ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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44 votes
Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.
[ Talent ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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37 votes
The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.
[ State ]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson books
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One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.
[ Character ]
L. Estrange
L. Estrange books
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38 votes
Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
[ Character ]
Euripides
Euripides books
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46 votes
The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.
[ Stupidity ]
John King Fairbank
John King Fairbank books
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40 votes