Quotes About Character

Everything made by man may be destroyed by man; there are no ineffaceable characters except those engraved by nature; and nature makes neither princes nor rich men nor great lords.

All that I can say about Owen Hart, is that I hope that I can be, as good a man as him, so that I can see him again, someday.

Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. What is my story now, I wonder?

The more uniform a man's voice, step, manner of conversation, handwriting--the more quiet, uniform, settled, his actions, his character.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

Judge a man's character by what he finds ridiculous.

Fred Trueman the man has often been tactless, haphazard, crude, a creature of impulse.

The end of education is to see men made whole, both in competence and in conscience.

Drama, instead of telling us the whole of a man's life, must place him in such a situation, tie such a knot, that when it is untied, the whole man is visible.

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

Live in such a way that men may recognize that you have been with Jesus.

Clark Gable was the only real he-man I've ever known, of all the actors I've met.

Clever talk and domineering manner have little to with being a Man at His Best.

Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at ease with goodness. The wise man cultivates goodness for its advantage.

The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.

There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.

When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.

The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

All men are not slimy warthogs. Some men are silly giraffes, some woebegone puppies, some insecure frogs. But if one is not careful, those slimy warthogs can ruin it for all the others.

Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair.

The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.