Character
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- A man's own manner and character is what best becomes him.
- A man's reaction to his appetites and impulses when they are roused gives the measure of that man's character. In these reactions are revealed the man's power to govern or his forced servility to yield.
- A man's reputation sometimes is as wide as the horizon, when his character is no bigger than the point of a needle. Character is what a man really is, reputation is what men believe him to be.
- A man’s true estate and wealth is not in houses, railroad bonds, and the like; it is in himself.
- A man’s work ethic is tested when no one is watching. A man’s humility is tested when everyone is.
- A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It’s the testing point of our character and competence.
- A noble and Godlike character is not a thing of favour or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with Godlike thoughts.
- A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself, and a mean man by one which is lower'than himself.
- A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.
- A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
- A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.
- A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
- A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.
- A sign of mental health is to be glad when others achieve, and to rejoice with them.
- A sincere Christian is like a massive vessel of gold, that keeps its own shape and figure at all times, in all places, and in all companies.
- A sneer is the weapon of the weak. Like other devil's weapons, it is always cunningly ready to our hand, and there is more poison in the handle than in the point.
- A stable sense of self-worth stems from putting identity above image: worrying less about what others think of us than what we think of ourselves.
- A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
- A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSourced
- A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
- A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
- Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
- Accept complete responsibility for everything that you are and ever will be.
- Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.
- Action is character.
- Actions, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.
- Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
- After all, you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.
- Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.
- All cruelty springs from weakness.
- All human experience proves over and over again, that any success which comes through meanness, trickery, fraud and dishonor, is but emptiness and will only be a torment to its possessor.
- All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.
- All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be.
- All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
- All wrong conduct is based on wrong believing
- Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
- Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
- Always take the high road, it’s far less crowded.
- An ounce of example is worth a pound of advice.
- Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.