Character Quote by Agesilaus II Download Open image “Royalty consists not in vain pomp, but in great virtues” — Agesilaus II ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Royalty Vain Virtue
It is perhaps common in the world for individuals and nations to suffer for their noble qualities more than for their ignoble ones. For… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Copy Share Image
The essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is… — James Anthony Froude Copy Share Image
Traces of nobility, gentleness, and courage persist in all people, do what we will to stamp out the trend. So, too, do those characteristics… — Walt Kelly Copy Share Image
To praise princes for virtues they are lacking in is a way of insulting them with impunity — François De La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Consider how impossible nobility of character would be if our goodness were untried innocence instead of victorious virtue. — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
I always think that, even when people behave badly, if you like something deep inside them, then there is a tiny bit of nobility… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
“In an age of Perfect Virtue, the worthy are not honored; the talented are not employed. Rulers are like the high branches of a tree; the people, like the deer of the fields. They do what is right, but they do not know that this is righteousness. They love one another, but they do not know that this is benevolence.… — Zhuangzi Copy Share
If I have done any deed worthy of remembrance, that deed will be my monument. If not, no monument can preserve my memory. — Agesilaus II Copy Share Image
I shall show that the place does not honor the man, but the man the place. — Agesilaus II Copy Share Image
If I have done any honorable exploit, that is my monument; but if I have done none, all your statues will signify nothing. — Agesilaus II Copy Share Image
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
When you're on a daytime drama you get one page, you better damn well know your character. You better know what she would do… — David Hudgins Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Your looks don't make you pretty, it's the person inside who makes you pretty! — Aaron Chan Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,… — Freddie Stroma Copy Share Image
