Quotes About Character

A character, sir, may always ask a man who he is. Because a character has really a life of his own, marked with his special characteristics; for which reason he is always somebody. But a man—I'm not speaking of you now—may very well be 'nobody'.

It is merely to show you that one is born to life in many forms, in many shapes, as tree, or as stone, as water, as butterfly, or as woman. So one may also be born a character in a play.

In the sense, that is, that the author who created us alive no longer wished, or was no longer able, materially to put us into a work of art. And this was a real crime, sir; because he who has had the luck to be born a character can laugh even at death. He cannot die. The man, the writer, the instrument of the creation will die, but his creation does not die. And to live for ever, it does not need to have extraordinary gifts or to be able to work wonders.

One is born to life in many forms, in many shapes, as tree, or as stone, as water, as butterfly, or as woman. So one may also be born a character in a play.

A character, sir, may always ask a man who he is. Because a character has really a life of his own, marked with his special characteristics; for which reason he is always somebody. But a man—I'm not speaking of you now—may very well be nobody.

because he who has the luck to be born a character can laugh even at death

È molto più facile essere un eroe che un galantuomo. Eroi si può essere una volta tanto; galantuomini, si dev'esser sempre.

Because a character has really a life of his own, marked with his especial characteristics; for which reason he is always "somebody." But a man—I'm not speaking of you now—may very well be "nobody.

People can't help the way they look, just the way they act.

Mr. Harmong is the cheapest chintziest most pig-lipped tightwad skanked-out lardo king landlord of all time.

He's [Nixon] like a Spanish horse, who runs faster than anyone for the first nine lengths and then turns around and runs backwards. You'll see; he'll do something wrong in the end. He always does.

How many times have I told you never listen to a person's words; watch their actions to see what is in their heart. A person can say many things they do not mean. Charlie to Beth

Sitting in a van twiddling my thumbs while you bone up is one thing, but attacking her? No way. Bone up? Cale asked uncertainly. Get a boner, the man explained, and then added, Or an erection to those of us too damned old to know modern lingo... not to mention be able to judge character anymore.

When we teach ourselves and our children discipline, we are teaching them and ourselves how to suffer and also how to grow.

The neurotic assumes too much responsibility; the person with a character disorder not enough.

There are four: delaying of gratification, acceptance of responsibility, dedication to truth, and balancing. As will be evident, these are not complex tools whose application demands extensive training. To the contrary, they are simple tools, and almost all children are adept in their use by the age of

Most people who come to see a psychiatrist are suffering from what is called either a neurosis or a character disorder... When neurotics are in conflict with the world they automatically assume that they are at fault. When those with character disorders are in conflict with the world they automatically assume that the world is at fault.

Discipline, it has been suggested, is the means of human spiritual evolution. This

There are four: delaying of gratification, acceptance of responsibility, dedication to truth, and balancing. As will be evident, these are not complex tools whose application demands extensive training. To the contrary, they are simple tools, and almost all children are adept in their use by the age of ten. Yet presidents and kings will often forget to use them, to their own downfall. The problem lies not in the complexity of these tools but in the will to use them.

M?sura-probabil cea mai bun?- a m?re?iei unei persoane este capacitatea de a suferi''.

One measure—and perhaps the best measure—of a person's greatness is the capacity for suffering.

If we can make ourselves into totally disciplined, wholly loving individuals, then, even though we may be ignorant of theology and give no thought to God, we will have prepared ourselves well for the coming of grace.

There is no glory in honesty if it is destructive. And no shame in dishonesty if its goal is to offer grace.

one could deduce that vice is often the manure of virtue