| He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon. -- John Milton |
| Author:
Milton, JohnEra:
1608 |
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| The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby. -- I Ching |
| Author:
Ching, IEra:
-1150 |
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| The discipline of desire is the background of character. -- John Locke |
| Author:
Locke, JohnEra:
1632 |
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| An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards. -- Saskya Pandita |
| Author:
Pandita, SaskyaEra:
1182 |
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| Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor. -- H. L. Mencken |
| Author:
Mencken, H. L.Era:
1880 |
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| Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman. -- Mencius |
| Author:
MenciusEra:
-371 |
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| The best man in his dwelling loves the earth. In his heart, he loves what is profound. In his associations, he loves humanity. In his words, he loves faithfulness. In government, he loves order. In handling affairs, he loves competence. In his activities, he loves timeliness. It is because he does not compete that he is without reproach. -- Lao-Tzu |
| Author:
Lao-TzuEra:
-604 |
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| Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing. -- Francis Bacon |
| Author:
Bacon, FrancisEra:
1561 |
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| It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive. -- W. Somerset Maugham |
| Author:
Maugham, W. SomersetEra:
1874 |
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| character is destiny. -- Heraclitus |
| Author:
HeraclitusEra:
-535 |
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| Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. -- Sivananda |
| Author:
SivanandaEra:
1887 |
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| Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God; they radiate from the sun to the circling edge of creation. Verily, the mighty Lawgiver hath subjected himself unto laws. -- Tupper |
| Author:
TupperEra:
1810 |
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| O, he sits high in all the people's hearts; And that which would appear offence in us, His countenance, like richest alchemy, Will change to virtue and to worthiness. -- William Shakespeare |
| Author:
Shakespeare, WilliamEra:
1564 |
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| Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct. -- Phaedrus |
| Author:
PhaedrusEra:
25 |
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| There is no index of character so sure as the voice. -- Benjamin Disraeli |
| Author:
Disraeli, BenjaminEra:
1804 |
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| Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character. -- Samuel Butler |
| Author:
Butler, SamuelEra:
1612 |
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| Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions. -- Roger Babson |
| Author:
Babson, RogerEra:
1875 |
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| As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so it is of small wits to talk much and say nothing. -- François La Rochefoucauld |
| Author:
La Rochefoucauld, FrançoisEra:
1613 |
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| Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. -- Thomas Paine |
| Author:
Paine, ThomasEra:
1737 |
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| Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own. -- Charles De Gaulle |
| Author:
De Gaulle, CharlesEra:
1890 |
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| Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child. -- Alexander Pope |
| Author:
Pope, AlexanderEra:
1688 |
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| If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business. -- William Makepeace Thakeray |
| Author:
Thackeray, William M.Era:
1811 |
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| The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. -- Plato |
| Author:
PlatoEra:
-427 |
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