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Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take with us |
Ordinary people, even weak people, can do extraordinary things through temporary courage generated by a situation. But the person of character does not need the situation to generate his courage. It is a part of his being and a standard approach to all life's challenges. We’re all ethical in our own eyes. Although we are usually judged by our last worst act, we usually judge ourselves by our most noble deeds, our best intentions and our most virtuous traits. Character is not a fancy coat we put on for show, it’s who we really are. |
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character... |
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking. |
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking. |
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny. |
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Problem is there are too many sissies and prima donnas -- stop talking and get it done. |
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See what a man does. Mark his motives. Examine in which things he rests. How can a man conceal his character? How can a man conceal his character? |
Shakespeare without Othello, Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet would be all too much like Hamlet without the prince. |
She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners. |
John Wooden (1910-) |