Character Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Man shows his character best in trifles.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Character demonstrates itself in trifles.

— Louise Imogen Guiney

Trifles discover a character, more than actions of importance.

— William Shenstone

Character lives in a man, reputation outside of him.

— J. G. Holland

A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does.

— Jean de la Bruyere

The true gentleman is subtly poised between an inner tact and an outer defense.

— Puzant Kevork Thomajan

Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.

— Aristotle

He who guards his secrets retains control in his own hands

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

A vulgar man is captious and jealous; eager and impetuous about trifles. He suspects himself to be slighted, and thinks everything that is said…

— Lord Chesterfield

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

— Plautus