Character Quotes - Page 7

As the caterpillar undergoes transformation within the cocoon before emerging as a butterfly; likewise, life experiences shape character.

Lorna Jackie Wilson

After a sharp inward struggle, he concluded to stay and see it out. He should despise himself, more than he cared to face, if he gave in now.

Courage was not something one picked out of the air. It was something like a bank account. You could withdraw only so much before it was necessary to stop, to take the time to make new deposits.

Allow me to tell you, Mr Taylor," said I, but quietly as the occasion demanded, "that one gentleman does not rejoice at the misfortune of another in public".

William Golding

I'm not concerned with whether you got to the top. I want to know how far you climbed. That is where the real achievement is found.

William James Moore

The politeness which she had been brought up to practice as a duty made it impossible for her to escape; while the want of that higher species of self-command, that just consideration of others, that knowledge of her own heart, that principle of right which had not formed any essential part of her education, made her miserable under it.

The good polis is made by the good person, his moral character intact, and the good polis, in turn, helps turn out good persons, their moral character intact.

Rebecca Goldstein

I don't only act out of my character; my character reacts to my actions. Each time I why, even if I'm not caught, I become a little bit more of this ugly thing: a liar. Character is always in the making, with each morally valenced action, whether right or wrong, affecting our characters, the people who we are.

Rebecca Goldstein

Oh, mercy, there is nothing monstrously ugly about you. Ruth may be unpleasing, but you are merely plain. If anything, it's my beauty that's monstrous, for it sweeps away any other aspect of my character.

Gregory Maguire

Virtues are the internal qualities that allow us to be our best selves and enable us to lead complete and fulfilling lives.

Jonathan V Last

A writer's duty is to draw a picture that expresses more inner beauty, deeper anxiety, and more complex tragedy than a real character ever can.

Debasish Mridha

When I write, I see the character inside out, not outside in.

Debasish Mridha

For an educated person, intelligence is important but character is more important.

Debasish Mridha

You must remember that you cannot form your character in a moment, my dear. Character is a plant of slow growth and the seeds must be planted early.

One of the Christian's biggest fears is appearing 'too Christian'. God forbid, because that's often characterized as god-awful! We want to be one, but without being 'one of them'.

Wisdom along with maturity is self understanding and defining one's character through reasoning in a circumstance.

It is with words that my heart sings, with the substance of integrity my character soars and without regret I look back smiling ~bns

There's never any telling what you'll say or do next, except that it's bound to be something astonishing. By God, sir, you are a character.

You must be prepared to sacrifice your self-love to the cause, you must be ready to treat the cause as if it is life itself.

Auliq-Ice

Even your sweetest character has claws, no matter how well they may be retracted and hidden (hidden even from herself).

Eric Maisel Ph.D.

Characters begin as your children and become your teachers.

People like you are the reason this album needed to be written in the first place. When you’ve got your salary, and your cosy little ivory tower, you’re dead happy to spout off about artistic integrity and us getting there together. But the minute you’re asked to back your promises up with some strength of character, you come apart. You say you love good music, but you can’t listen to it that carefully if you treat people like this.

You can never go wrong by doing what’s right.

If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility.

Antoine De Saint Exupery

Besides it's not as though the prisoner can truly die, any more than a character in a novel can. You can always flip back to the first page, can't you?

He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age. But to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.

Plato

He could take on anything and everything, it seemed, rather than leave himself time to reflect on his dissatisfaction with his life and what he might do about it.

But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.

Raymond Chandler

Whom one is speaking to - or which aspect of their character - fundamentally determines the meaning and consequences of an exhortation. 'Indulge Your Desires' comes across very differently on a billboard advertising SUVs than it does spray-painted across the broken windows of an SUV dealer. It follows that what you say is not nearly as important as how and when you say it.

Never fall for a person's image and status as the may serve as a false representation of character. Watch closely the character and you"ll know who a person really is.

The truth is that circumstances had done much to cultivate in Mrs. Tristram a marked tendency to irony. Her taste on many points differed from that of her husband, and though she made frequent concessions it must be confessed that her concessions were not always graceful. They were founded upon a vague project she had of some day doing something very positive, something a trifle passionate. What she meant to do she could by no means have told you; but meanwhile, nevertheless, she was buying a good conscience, by installments.

A man's integrity isn't found in what he does for others, but how he feels about it after it's done.

MrFlufferTootle

You have to be tough and stand your ground.

Dan Welch

My characters will happily march off a cliff if it is in them to do so, but may the gods help me if I write that the character is an alcoholic when they are not. They will fight me at every turn and it is their domain. A writer cannot win against a stubborn character.

Thomm Quackenbush

You don't have to drink this," I said, handing him the champagne. "But Sandy might like it"."No,no. Come on, let's have some," he grinned, popping the cork, taking a swig from the bottle and passing it back. He [HST] rarely failed to show his appreciation of someone appreciating him, which is an admirable trait.

Jay Cowan

If your paramount concern in life is to make sure everyone likes and approves of you, I’m sorry to say you’re going to find yourself running in circles for the rest of your life.

Be a peacemaker but never at the expense of your character or God’s standards.

A 'real' person, profoundly as we may sympathise with him, is in a great measure perceptible only through our senses, that is to say, he remains opaque, offers a dead weight which our sensibilities have not the strength to lift.

You only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character

The only things you can ever truly own cannot be bought with money.

James Carlos Blake

Character is formed out of those small decisions taken for granted

Luthando Daniels

After all, hadn't she been the one to pursue him? And Madame Dupuy had done it with a vigor that most women would have been too ashamed to display.

You don't have to be beautiful to be shallow. You needn't be small or weak to be a coward. Shitty personalities come in surprising packages and anybody can be an asshole. So value the good ones, whoever they are. Recognize them when you see them and don't let them go.

Jennifer DeLucy

The actions of our closest friends say a lot about our character—what we overlook, what we contribute to and what is important to us when the world doesn’t take notice.

Shannon L. Alder

Some women don't care what you can do for them. They care about what you could make of them in the inside.

Shannon L. Alder

Your behavior is the testimony of your character.

She built her character with the adversity she had faced, so she could live the best of her life for the rest of life.

If we women were particular about men's characters, we should never get married at all.

George Bernard Shaw

The way you handle your problems shows your character.

For it is often the hardest tasks that build the most character.

Quality of work is directly related to the quality of a person's character.

The loves of all hearts are so many mirrors revealing their characters.

Fulton J. Sheen

The sad reality of Mankind: Faith is the currency people trade in, through their ego and selfish ways.

You can tell a lot about a man's character by how he behaves when given anonymity..

Dinesh Kumar Biran

...you have to believe in its principles. Anything is possible, as long as it's for the good of the world. Make the exception. Live exceptionally. And if you can't do that, maybe we should consider whether you're right for the project. Think about it, then let's talk tomorrow.

Amy Tan

It is a kind of geisha containment, a shutteredness, a withdrawal and negation. It's as if she is capable of sensing when people are on the point of knowing who she is and she sends them a subliminal denial.

Stay alert! Don’t let someone’s words blind you from their behavior... They can say all the right things, they can make you feel things you've never felt before, but don't be fooled; their actions will reveal their true character, desires, and priorities. Behavior speaks; pay attention to what it tells you. Behavior is math; pay attention to what it reveals.

I like you. Therefore I will decorate you with qualities you don't have.

Aleksandra Ninkovic

When i was younger, one piece of advice from a mentor stuck with me for years...."When shaking someones hand make sure its strong and confident. For 1st impressions last and your character is automatically assumed in that one second of greeting...

Daleen Van Tonder

When everything seems to be lacking integrity, you find it in yourself.

Madam Secretary

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