--- title: "7 Character-defining Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 7 Character-defining quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Character-defining sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/thomas-hardy-410_character-defining_though-not-fearful-of-measurable-dangers_576510.jpg" --- > [“Though not fearful of measurable dangers, she feared the unknown.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/though-not-fearful-of-measurable-dangers-she-feared-the-unknown/) [Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/thomas-hardy-410_character-defining_though-not-fearful-of-measurable-dangers_576510.jpg) > [“Did you ever want to set someone's head on fire, just to see what it looked like? Did you ever stand in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/did-you-ever-want-to-set-someone-s-head-on-fire-just-to-see-what-it/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/warren-ellis-2541_bastard_did-you-ever-want-to-set-someone-s-head_1092669.jpg) > [ “Character primarily is honesty with God, ones-self, and others." ~R. Alan Woods \[2013\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-alan-woods/character-primarily-is-honesty-with-god-ones-self-and-others-r-alan/) [R. Alan Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-alan-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/r-alan-woods-1455_character_character-primarily-is-honesty-with-god_1729638.jpg) > [“At the age when we are all of us most apt to take our colouring, in the form of a reflection from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wilkie-collins/at-the-age-when-we-are-all-of-us-most-apt-to-take-our-colouring-in/) [William Wilkie Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wilkie-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/william-wilkie-collins-193693_busy-man_at-the-age-when-we-are-all-of-us-most-ap_1770844.jpg) > [ “Character is what we do when no one else is watching" ~R. Alan Woods \[2012\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-alan-woods/character-is-what-we-do-when-no-one-else-is-watching-r-alan-woods-2012/) [R. Alan Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-alan-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/r-alan-woods-1455_character_character-is-what-we-do-when-no-one-else_1863505.jpg) > [I'm unpredictable, I never know where I'm going until I get there, I'm so random, I'm always growing, learning, changing, I'm never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-unpredictable-i-never-know-where-i-m-going-until-i-get-there-i-m/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/296/anonymous-1_change_i-m-unpredictable-i-never-know-where-i-m_1875035.jpg) > [“The character of Jesus can only be ultimately known experientially through the indwelling of His Spirit in union with us." ~"The character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-alan-woods/the-character-of-jesus-can-only-be-ultimately-known-experientially/) [R. Alan Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-alan-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/r-alan-woods-1455_character_the-character-of-jesus-can-only-be-ultim_1889690.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-defining/#itemlist", "name": "Character-defining Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Though not fearful of measurable dangers, she feared the unknown.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Hardy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/though-not-fearful-of-measurable-dangers-she-feared-the-unknown/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/thomas-hardy-410_character-defining_though-not-fearful-of-measurable-dangers_576510.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/thomas-hardy-410_character-defining_though-not-fearful-of-measurable-dangers_576510.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/thomas-hardy-410_character-defining_though-not-fearful-of-measurable-dangers_576510.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Though not fearful of measurable dangers, she feared the unknown.” — Thomas Hardy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Did you ever want to set someone's head on fire, just to see what it looked like? Did you ever stand in the street and think to yourself, I could make that nun go blind just by giving her a kiss? Did you ever lay out plans for stitching babies and stray cats into a Perfect New Human? Did you ever stand naked surrounded by people who want your gleaming sperm, squirting frankincense, soma and testosterone from every pore? If so, then you're the bastard who stole my drugs Friday night. And I'll find you. 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