Character Quotes
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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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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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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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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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Since the things we do determine the character of life, no blessed person can become unhappy. For he will never do those things which are hateful and petty.
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Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
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Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.
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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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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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Purpose ... is held to be most closely connected with virtue, and to be a better token of our character than are even our acts.
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Do not forget that small daily actions do or undo 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 gives us qualities, but it is in our actions — what we do — that we are happy or the reverse.
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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.
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Character is determined by choice, not opinion.
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But I come here today, Berlin, to say complacency is not the character of great nations.
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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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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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Character is revealed through action.