Character Quotes
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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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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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Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. Empathy is a quality of character that can change the 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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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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But I come here today, Berlin, to say complacency is not the character of great nations.
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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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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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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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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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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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If we despond, public confidence is destroyed, the people will no longer yield their support to a hopeless contest, and American liberty is no more. Through the darkness which shrouds our prospects, the ark of safety is visible. Despondency becomes not the dignity of our cause, nor the character of those who are its supporters.
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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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The simplicity of your character makes you exquisitely incomprehensible to me.
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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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Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.
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A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be believed.
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Do not forget that small daily actions do or undo character.
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The truth is I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't. When they found this out, they would blame me for disillusioning them and fooling them.
