Quotes About Character

A perfect character might be attended with the inconvenience of being envied and hated; and that a benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.

The rotten apple spoils his companions.

A truly great man will neither trample on a worm nor sneak to an emperor

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Who is strong? He that can conquer his bad habits.

Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no ambition corrupt thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollily; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.

He is ill clothed, who is bare of virtue.

Tis hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas.

Nothing so likely to make a man's fortune as virtue.

I am persuaded however that he [John Adams] means well for his Country, is always an honest Man, often a Wise One, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his Senses.

At 20 years of age the Will reigns; at 30 the Wit; at 40 the Judgment.

several of us were corrected by our fathers; and though I pleaded the usefulness of the work, mine convinced me that nothing was useful which was not honest.

It was about this time I conceiv'd the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection.

Doing an Injury puts you below your Enemy; Revenging one makes you but even with him; Forgiving it sets you above him.

It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.

Each year one vicious habit rooted out, In time might make the worst man good throughout.

En realidad, tal vez ninguna de nuestras pasiones es tan difícil de dominar como el orgullo. Disfrázalo, lucha contra él, golpéalo, ahógalo, mortifícalo tanto como quieras y seguirá vivo, y una y otra vez levantará la cabeza para exhibirse. Puedes verlo con frecuencia en este libro porque, incluso cuando considero haberlo vencido ya, también es factible que exista orgullo en mi humildad

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

For 6£ a year you may have use of 100£, if you are a man of known prudence and honesty. He that spends a groat a-day idly, spends idly above 6£ a year, which is the price of using 100£.

Tôi không nói x?u ai mà ch? nói nh?ng ?i?u t?t ??p tôi ???c bi?t v? h?.

Franklin's Note.—Nothing so likely to make a man's fortune as virtue.

Seek virtue, and of that possess, To providence resign the rest.