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Quote 2054
The man, most man, works best for men: and, if most man indeed, he gets his manhood plainest from his soulShowing Quotes on character
Quote 2047
You can only be as good as you dare to be bad.by: John BarrymoreShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1993
Our ideals are our better selvesShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1987
Debate is masculine, conversation is feminineShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1933
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principleby: Jane AustenShowing Quotes on character
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Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humbleby: Joseph AddisonShowing Quotes on character
Quote 1776
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the falseby: Joseph AddisonShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1775
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beautyby: Joseph AddisonShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1760
A reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure until he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelorby: Joseph AddisonShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1754
Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperityby: Joseph AddisonShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1724
Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common senseby: Joseph AddisonShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1581
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all menby: Dante AlighieriShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1574
Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizensby: Daniel WebsterShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1564
Every man over forty is a scoundrelShowing Quotes on character
Quote 1535
In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.Showing Quotes on character
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Quote 1530
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.by: Sir Walter ScottShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1508
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.by: Gustave FlaubertShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1502
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.by: EpiktetShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1498
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of menby: ConfuciusShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1484
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.Showing Quotes on character
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Quote 1477
Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.by: Josh BillingsShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1440
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.by: Albert EinsteinShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1429
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.Showing Quotes on character
Quote 1403
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to beby: Thomas a KempisShowing Quotes on character
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If you want to be loved, be lovableby: OvidShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1375
If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.Showing Quotes on character
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Quote 1371
Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.Showing Quotes on character
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Quote 1366
Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's loveby: EuripidesShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1293
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the roadShowing Quotes on character
Quote 1270
A good reputation is more valuable than moneyby: Publilius SyrusShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1231
Peace is rarely denied to the peacefulShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1173
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human raceby: Honore de BalzacShowing Quotes on character
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It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtuesby: Abraham LincolnShowing Quotes on character
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Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old ageby: AristotleShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1096
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old ageShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1081
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to themby: EpiktetShowing Quotes on character
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Character is powerShowing Quotes on character
Quote 1070
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him powerby: Abraham LincolnShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1063
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign powerby: Alfred TennysonShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1055
A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himselfShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 1054
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of valueby: Albert EinsteinShowing Quotes on character
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A man of courage is also full of faithShowing Quotes on character
Quote 1003
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreamsShowing Quotes on character
Quote 1000
Dreams are the touchstones of our characterShowing Quotes on character
Quote 966
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over characterShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 963
The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes youby: Elbert HubbardShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 955
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veinsShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 908
Happiness is a virtue, not its rewardShowing Quotes on character
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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.Showing Quotes on character
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Quote 892
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as thinkShowing Quotes on character
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Rare is the union of beauty and purityby: JuvenalShowing Quotes on character
Quote 862
Beauty and folly are old companionsShowing Quotes on character
Quote 802
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within usShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 781
It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husbandby: EuripidesShowing Quotes on character
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Condition for a good marriage is to find the right person and to be even the right person.unknownShowing Quotes on character
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Few people know how to be oldShowing Quotes on character
Quote 631
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answersby: VoltaireShowing Quotes on character
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Fortune doesn't change a man, it only unmasks him.from GermanyShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 568
Charity gives itself rich, covetousness hoards itself poorfrom GermanyShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 546
We are what we repeatedly doby: AristotleShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 540
It is better to lose your time than to lose your characterfrom JamaicaShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 514
Life’s most presistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?”Showing Quotes on character
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Quote 501
I love you not only for what you are, But for what I am when I'm with you.Showing Quotes on character
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Quote 493
There is no passion that steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises than prideby: Joseph AddisonShowing Quotes on character
Quote 481
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirksShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 454
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the userShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 404
Joy is not in things; it is in usShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 360
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become greatby: Mark TwainShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 293
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a livingShowing Quotes on character
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We rise in glory as we sink in prideby: Edward YoungShowing Quotes on character
Quote 208
The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world brotherShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 200
Each of us bears his own hellby: VergilShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 191
I may be no better than other people, but at least I am differentShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 175
Let us, then, be what we are, and speak what we think, and in all things keep ourselves loyal to the truthShowing Quotes on character
Quote 173
Reputation is what others think of us; character is what God and the angels know of usby: Thomas PaineShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 165
Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.Showing Quotes on character
Quote 163
We are born to inquire into truth; it belongs to a greater to possess itShowing Quotes on character
Quote 156
Good company will always be found much less expensive than badShowing Quotes on character
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One man excels in eloquence, another in armsby: VergilShowing Quotes on character
Quote 147
A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes outShowing Quotes on character
Quote 146
Men of few words are the best menShowing Quotes on character
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He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to helpby: Abraham LincolnShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 121
Talent develops in tranquility, character in the full current of human lifeShowing Quotes on character
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Quote 120
A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liarby: Mark TwainShowing Quotes on character
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Egotist: A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in meShowing Quotes on character
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