Character Quotes
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All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.
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Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and personal courage are the hallmarks of great character.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.
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Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
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Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
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It is our choice of good or evil that determines our character, not our opinion about good or evil.
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It's nice to see different dimensions of a character. A love interest and family life are always, I think, important in creating layers and textures.
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God is not looking for extraordinary characters as His instruments, but He is looking for humble instruments through whom He can be honored throughout the ages.
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Character gives us qualities, but it is in our actions — what we do — that we are happy or the reverse.
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Character is determined by choice, not opinion.
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Emotions of any kind are produced by melody and rhythm; therefore by music a man becomes accustomed to feeling the right emotions; music has thus the power to form character, and the various kinds of music based on various modes may be distinguished by their effects on character.
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My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.
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Character is revealed through action.
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It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character.
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A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be believed.
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Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.
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To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.
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Plot is character revealed by action.
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Happiness, whether consisting in pleasure or virtue, or both, is more often found with those who are highly cultivated in their minds and in their character, and have only a moderate share of external goods, than among those who possess external goods to a useless extent but are deficient in higher qualities.
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Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
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Both Self-restraint and Unrestraint are a matter of extremes as compared with the character of the mass of mankind; the restrained man shows more and the unrestrained man less steadfastness than most men are capable of.