Quotes About Character

Burr had the dark and severe coloring of his Edwards ancestry, with black hair receding from the forehead and dark brown, almost black, eyes that suggested a cross between an eagle and a raven. Hamilton had a light peaches and cream complexion with violet-blue eyes and auburn-red hair, all of which came together to suggest an animated beam of light to Burr's somewhat stationary shadow.

It took him (Washington) more than a year to gain control over his own aggressive instincts.

There's no such thing as a genius in politics, or at least I have never met one. There are only human beings, some better than others, who rise or fall on the challenges they meet.

Há pessoas que, da moral, só têm um pedaço. É um tecido de que nunca farão um fato.

For worldly success, we need virtues that make us loved and faults that make us feared.

Humility was a virtue that the Lakota of old expected their leaders to possess. A quiet, humble person, we believed, was aware of other people and other things. An arrogant, boastful man was only aware of himself. Interestingly, our methods of selecting leaders today seem to favor the arrogant and boastful.

That each man is the sum of his choices is nothing less than the truth. And each, perhaps, is also something else.

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

growing up is about growing in wisdom and virtue and learning to curtail our selfishness so that we can give ourselves more selflessly to others.

Baptism has for its general effect the regeneration of the soul, 1 and hence belongs to the " Sacraments of the dead." Its specific effects are three, viz.: (i) the grace of jus tification (iustificatio prima) ; (2) forgiveness of all the penalties of sin; and (3) the sacramental character.

There are people who laugh to show their fine teeth; and there are those who cry to show their good hearts.

Squirrelflight would be a good leader

Cloudkit's strong and brave," he told her. "And intelligent." And nosy, spoiled, disrespectful

BEETAIL—dark brown striped tabby tom

Dew nodded. "Thorn looks scrawny, but he's

A tabby can't change his stripes." Tallpaw sniffed. "Shrewpaw was born with a burr in his fur.

He's a remarkable dog," said Lucky. "And he proved something to me. There are different forms of strength. You don't need to be just like everyone else to succeed in this world.

Now Darkstripe," Graypaw hissed to Firepaw under his breath, "is neither young, nor pretty. . . .

Your father's brave," Sorreltail murmured, "but he's no fool.

No." Gray Wing blinked. "Clear Sky was never greedy. In the mountains he gave his food up for Fluttering Bird. No cat changes that much.

must be sad to be remembered only for your weaknesses. I hope I'll be remembered for my strengths instead.

A tabby can't change his stripes.

Sleekpaw was a yellow she-cat, and

Yellowfang was cranky, stubborn, impatient—and the most loyal cat you could ever meet.