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165 quotesFootball doesn't build character. It eliminates weak ones.
Character
Darrell Royal
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The distinctive character of a child is to always live in the tangible present.
Children
John Ruskin
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Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.
Character
George Santayana
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It is with trifles and when he is off guard that a man best reveals his character.
Character
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.
Humor
David Seabury
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
Aristocracy
Solon
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I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him.
Flattery
Sir Richard Steele
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One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
Solitude
Henri B. Stendhal
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A man's own character is the arbiter of his fortune.
Success
Publilius Syrus
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
Character
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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If a man character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
Character
William M. Thackeray
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How can they expect a harvest of thought who have not had the seed time of character.
Thoughts and Thinking
Henry David Thoreau
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It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Wisdom
Henry David Thoreau
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The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.
Character
Henry David Thoreau
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There isn't a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as American.
America
Mark Twain
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Action is character.
Action
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Before you advise anyone Be yourself! reassess his character.
Character
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Character is a victory, not a gift.
Character
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Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity.
Character
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Character is another thing that is formed in youth and reformed in marriage.
Character
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Character is like the foundation of a house -- it is below the surface.
Character
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Character is made by many acts; it may be lost by a single one.
Character
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Clothes don't tell the character of the man, but they just as well talk for him as against him.
Character
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No fact of human nature is more characteristic that its willingness to live on a chance.
Courage
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Nothing marks the character of a young man more than failure.
Character
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun