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
Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Georg C. Lichtenberg
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
The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles
Mahatma Gandhi
True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.
Napolon Bonaparte
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
Robert E. Lee
Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.
Chinese Proverbs
Character is made by what you stand for; reputation by what you fall for.
Robert Quillen
Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John Wooden
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Abraham Lincoln
The most vital test of a man's character is not how he behaves after success, but how he sustains defeat.
Raymond Moley
The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.
Earl Warren