Quotes About Character

Rebecca! she who could prefer death to dishonor must have a proud and powerful soul!

It has often been remarked of the Scottish character, that the stubbornness with which it is moulded shows most to advantage in adversity, when it seems akin to the native sycamore of their hills, which scorns to be biassed in its mode of growth even by the influence of the prevailing wind, but, shooting its branches with equal boldness in every direction, shows no weather-side to the storm, and may be broken, but can never be bended.

cared for no rogues but their own

Now I protest to thee, gentle reader, that I entirely dissent from Francisco de Ubeda in this matter, and hold it the most useful quality of my pen, that it can speedily change from grave to gay, and from description and dialogue to narrative and character. So that if my quill displays no other properties of its mother-goose than her mutability, truly I shall be well pleased; and I conceive that you, my worthy friend, will have no occasion for discontent. From

It is only when taught deceit by the commerce of the world, that we learn to shroud our character from observation, and to disguise our real sentiments from those with whom we are placed in communion.

Does the sense of being pleased and amused blunt our faculties of perception and discrimination of character, that I can only compare it to the taste of certain fruits, at once luscious and poignant, which renders our palate totally unfit for relishing or distinguishing the viands which are subsequently subjected to its criticism.

he was too proud a man to be a vain one.

I learned to go into business only with people whom I like, trust, and admire.

In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you.

Tell me who your heroes are and I'll tell you how you'll turn out to be.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.

It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.

But I am not a monster because I kill. Killing is easy. I am a monster because I accept the hard choices. (Frank Moses)

Are you Satan? Satan was just a story. I am Karnak.

Lo que Dios desea más que ninguna otra cosa es un hombre que desee ser una persona conforme a Su corazón.

Let us not argue over our being labeled as either spiritual or carnal. If we are not governed by the Holy Spirit what profit will the mere designation of spiritual be to us? This is after all a matter of life, not of title.

What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you.

You are not necessarily what you say. Behavior is a much better barometer of what you are than words. What you do in your present moments is the only indicator of what you are as a person.

True nobility isn't about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to be.

Notice those who give much, boast little, nurture others, and decline recognition or credit, and put them in your greatness file.

A truly good man is not aware of his goodness and is therefore good. A foolish man tries to be good and is therefore not good.

You are the sum total of the choices that you make in your life.

a good man is but a bad man's teacher, and a bad man is but a good man's job.