The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of man the country turns out. Our people are slow to learn the wisdom of sending character instead of talent to Congress. Again and again they have sent a man of great acuteness, […]
Character Quotes
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Character is destiny.
A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza; – read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.
Character is not made in crisis it’s only exhibited.
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the full light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become. Your […]
Human character evermore publishes itself. You think, because you have spoken nothing when others spoke, and have given no opinion on the times, on the church, on slavery, on marriage, on socialism, on secret societies, on the college, on parties and persons, that your verdict is still expected with curiosity as a reserved wisdom. Far […]
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
A person’s character is what it is. It’s a little like a marriage – only without the option of divorce. You can work on it and try to make it better, but basically you have to take the bitter with the sweet.
A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza; read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.
