Quotes About Character

It takes a man to make a devil.

There is in youth a purity of character which, when once touched and defiled, can never be restored; a fringe more delicate than frost-work, and which, when torn and broken, can never be re-embroidered.

There are crimes that, like frost on flowers, in one single night destroy character and reputation.

Our virtues are like crystals hidden in rocks. No man shall find them by any soft ways, but by the hammer and by fire.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Adversity is the mint in which God stamps upon man his image and superscription.

Righteousness is as hereditary as vice, and godly men transmit moral qualities to their children, and to their children's children.

Many people keep their old sins warm while they go to try on virtue and see if they like it.

Spirituality without morality is rootless.

There never was a liar that had not a spot in him where he could not help admiring truth.

Christians should be like a flower store: the odor of sanctity should betray them wherever they are.

The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.

The patina is the history of an object and shows what has happened over time. A cracked finish, a nick, a scratch - all these things give a piece character. The patina is what makes the piece truly valuable.

Not if he wanted to be able to look at himself in the mirror in the morning without seeing the word asshole written across his forehead.

You can tell a lot about people from the kind of books they steal.

Human character is smaller now, people don't have durable passions; they've replaced passions with excitement.

You put a spell on the dog," I said as we left the house. "Just a small one," said Nightingale. "So magic is real," I said. "Which makes you a...what?" "A wizard." "Like Harry Potter?" Nightingale sighed. "No," he said. "Not like Harry Potter." "In what way?" "I'm not a fictional character," said Nightingale.

The Metropolitan Police Service is still, despite what people think, a working-class organisation and as such rejects totally the notion of an officer class. That is why every newly minted constable, regardless of their educational background, has to spend a two-year probationary period as an ordinary plod on the streets. This is because nothing builds character like being abused, spat at and vomited by members of the public.

So magic is real," I said. "Which makes you a … what?" "A wizard." "Like Harry Potter?" Nightingale sighed. "No," he said. "Not like Harry Potter." "In what way?" "I'm not a fictional character," said Nightingale.

That's the nature of the beast," said Zach. "We are what we are.

Gallant gestures come easy when your purse is filled with gold.

Do you really think that you're some sort of superior creature? Do you think that your ability to make money, to steal and lie and murder, places you above normal men?

By dignifying even the most despicable character as a human being, by offering them what empathy we can manage, we also hold them accountable for their choices.

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