Character Quotes & Sayings

Quotes with keyword Character
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~ Affectation proceeds from one of these two causes,--vanity or hypocrisy; for as vanity puts us on affecting false characters, in order to purchase applause; so hypocrisy sets us on an endeavor to avoid censure, by concealing our vices under an appearance of their opposite virtues ~

Henry Fielding

~ Among the numerous stratagems by which pride endeavors to recommend folly to regard, there is scarcely one that meets with less success than affectation, or a perpetual disguise of the real character by fictitious appearances ~

Samuel Johnson

~ Among the numerous stratagems by which pride endeavors to recommend folly to regard, scarcely one meets with less success than affectation, which is a perpetual disguise of the real character by false appearances ~

Johnson

~ Two important characteristics of maps should be noticed. A map is not the territory it represents, but, if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness ~

Alfred Korzybski

~ Nothing in this world is so good as usefulness. It binds your fellow-creatures to you, and you to them; it tends to the improvement of your own character; and it gives you a real importance in society, much beyond what any artificial station can bestow ~

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie

~ The preservation of a few samples of undeveloped territory is one of the most clamant issues before us today. Just a few more years of hesitation and the only trace of that wilderness which has exerted such a fundamental influence in molding American character will lie in the musty pages of pioneer books ... To avoid this catastrophe demands immediate action. ~

Bob Marshall

~ If we were required to know the position of the fruit dots or the character of the indusiumís, nothing could be easier to ascertain, but if it is required that you be affected by ferns, that they amount to anything, signify anything to you, that they be another sacred scripture and revelation to you, help to redeem your life, this end is not so easily accomplished. ~

Henry David Thoreau

~ Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics. ~

Nick Rahall

~ Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character. ~

Robert E. Lee

~ Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases ~

John Adams

~ If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers. ~

Dee Hock

~ Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the White House, with no responsibility but incredible authority is one of the reasons we're now in so much trouble. ~

Stuart Symington

~ Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture from within, going abroad only for audience, and spectator, as we adapt our voice and phrase to the distance and character of the ear we speak to ~

Ralph Waldo Emerson

~ In order to fully realise our aspirations, we must create in the masses of the people the sense of sacrifice and responsibility that has been the characteristic of the anarchist movement throughout its historic development in Spain. ~

Frederica Montseny

~ For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneys ~

Ralph Waldo Emerson

~ Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred. ~

Ralph Waldo Emerson

~ It is hard to describe the thrill of creative joy which the artist feels when the conviction seizes her that at last she has caught the very soul of the character she wishes to portray, in the music and action which reveal it. ~

Maria Jeritza

~ As we celebrate President Reagan's remarkable career and historic legacy, we also celebrate a man of strong character, deep conviction, unforgettable charm, and wonderful wit. ~

Jim Ramstad

~ Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes and always count their change when it is handed to them. ~

Catherine Drinker Bowen

~ Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self. ~

W. H. Auden

~ The point of my explanation is I'm very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in. ~

Eric Roberts

~ The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character. ~

Peter De Vries

~ Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ~

Helen Keller

~ No one is more interesting to anybody than is that mysterious character we all call me, which is why self-liberation, self-actualization, self-transcendence, etc., are the most exciting games in town. ~

Robert Wilson

~ Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character. ~

Robert E. Lee

~ “Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” ~

Cavett Robert

~ Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. ~

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

~ I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within. ~

Titus Maccius Plautus

~ You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner. ~

Aristophanes

~ Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed. ~

Cavett Robert

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