Quotes About Character

Adversity has ever been considered as the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being free from flatterers.

Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Difficulties are things that show what men are.

A woman is like a tea bag: you never know her strength until you drop her in hot water.

The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.

We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves

A degenerate nobleman, or one that is proud of his birth, is like a turnip. There is nothing good of him but that which is underground.

I'd rather have an inch of dog than miles of pedigree.

Men show their superiority inside; animals, outside.

Handsome is that handsome does.

Early in life I had to choose between arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change.

When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.

Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography.

Born on Monday, fair in the face; Born on Tuesday, full of God's grace; Born on Wednesday, sour and sad; Born on Thursday, merry and glad; Born on Friday, worthily given;

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is a much higher and truer courage.

The universe would not be rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.

Business is religion, and religion is business. The man who does not make a business of his religion has a religious life of no force, and the man who does not make a religion of his business has a business life of no character.

Calumniate, calumniate; there will always be something which sticks.

To persevere in one's duty and to be silent is the best answer to calumny.

A company is judged by the president it keeps.

His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that nature might stand up

And say to all the world, "This was a man!"

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about 100 years before he is born.