Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding.
Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding.
Character is that which can do without success.
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
Commerce is of trivial import love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred.
The force of character is cumulative.
Do what you know and perception is converted into character.
A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.
Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single man. His character determines the character of the organization.
Character - a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means.
A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character.
That which we call character is a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means. It is conceived of as a certain undemonstrable force, a familiar or genius, by whose impulses the man is guided, but whose counsels he cannot impart.
For me, commerce is of trivial import love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneys
Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.
The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and the greater it grows, the more is the mischief. Talent is mistaken for genius, a dogma or system for truth, ambition for greatest, ingenuity for poetry, sensuality for art.
No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.
The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.
The wise man, the true friend, the finished character, we seek everywhere, and only find in fragments.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Remarkable trait in the American Character is the union, not very infrequent, of Yankee cleverness with spiritualism.
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© 2020 Inspirational Stories