Quotations By Subject : Character

Quotations By Subject : Character I appreciate people who are civil, whether they mean it or not. I think: Be civil. Do not cherish your opinion over my feelings. There's a vanity to candor that isn't really worth it. Be kind. Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character. The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done. I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments. The character of a man is known from his conversations. To succeed is nothing, it's an accident. but to feel no doubts about oneself is something very different: it is character. I take it as a man's duty to restrain himself. You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. The farther behind I leave the past, the closer I am to forging my own character. A man's character is his fate. People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it. Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and responsibility of our existence. Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.