--- title: "12 Shows Character Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Shows Character quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Shows Character sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/arthur-schopenhauer-226_character_man-shows-his-character-best-in-trifles_2263413.jpg" --- > [Man shows his character best in trifles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-schopenhauer/man-shows-his-character-best-in-trifles/) [Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-schopenhauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/arthur-schopenhauer-226_character_man-shows-his-character-best-in-trifles_2263413.jpg) > [“Golf shows your character.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-brown/golf-shows-your-character/) Victoria Brown [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/victoria-brown-104310_1920s_golf-shows-your-character-2558392_2558392.jpg) > [How you play shows some of your character how you win or lose shows all of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/how-you-play-shows-some-of-your-character-how-you-win-or-lose-shows/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ae/anonymous-1_character_how-you-play-shows-some-of-your-characte_229084.jpg) > [How a man plays a game shows something of his character, how he loses shows all of it. . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-sutter/how-a-man-plays-a-game-shows-something-of-his-character-how-he-loses/) [Rick Sutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-sutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/rick-sutter-6758_game_how-a-man-plays-a-game-shows-something-o_92668.jpg) > [A man shows his character just in the way in which he deals with trifles, for then he is off his guard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-schopenhauer/a-man-shows-his-character-just-in-the-way-in-which-he-deals-with/) [Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-schopenhauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/arthur-schopenhauer-226_character_a-man-shows-his-character-just-in-the-wa_485510.jpg) > [To err is human but to correct one self shows your character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lalit-mohan-pande/to-err-is-human-but-to-correct-one-self-shows-your-character/) Lalit Mohan Pande [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/lalit-mohan-pande-255082_quote_to-err-is-human-but-to-correct-one-self_2092699.jpg) > [Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/did-you-ever-think-how-a-bit-of-land-shows-the-character-of-the-owner/) [Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/laura-ingalls-wilder-3466_bits_did-you-ever-think-how-a-bit-of-land-sho_3131542.jpg) > [The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-kaspar-lavater/the-manner-of-giving-shows-the-character-of-the-giver-more-than-the/) [Johann Kaspar Lavater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-kaspar-lavater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/johann-kaspar-lavater-1399_character_the-manner-of-giving-shows-the-character_2732384.jpg) > [The way I write my shows, every character is its own organic thing. No character has a life at all until I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/the-way-i-write-my-shows-every-character-is-its-own-organic-thing-no/) [Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/shonda-rhimes-1866_character_the-way-i-write-my-shows-every-character_1472708.jpg) > [Everyone messes up -- that's a given! It is how they redeem themselves that truly shows their character and integrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica/everyone-messes-up-that-s-a-given-it-is-how-they-redeem-themselves/) Jessica [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/001/jessica-8199_character_everyone-messes-up-that-s-a-given-it-is_354049.jpg) > [Virgil has very finely touched upon the female passion for dress and shows, in the character of Camilla; who though she seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-addison/virgil-has-very-finely-touched-upon-the-female-passion-for-dress-and/) [Joseph Addison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-addison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/joseph-addison-377_character_virgil-has-very-finely-touched-upon-the_2983756.png) > [I do think that people get really emotionally involved in the TV shows that they love and I think that is fantastic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/i-do-think-that-people-get-really-emotionally-involved-in-the-tv/) [Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/lisa-edelstein-16266_character_i-do-think-that-people-get-really-emotio_2782560.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shows-character/#itemlist", "name": "Shows Character Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Man shows his character best in trifles.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Arthur Schopenhauer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-schopenhauer/man-shows-his-character-best-in-trifles/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/arthur-schopenhauer-226_character_man-shows-his-character-best-in-trifles_2263413.jpg", "contentUrl": 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