Character Quotes

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Politics without principles, Education without character, Science without humanity, and Commerce without morality are not only useless, but also positively dangerous. — Sathya Sai Baba
in the spring he will attend your botanical course. his natural turn is very strongly to the objects of your two courses of lectures, and… — Thomas Jefferson
this last establishment will probably be within a mile of Charlottesville, and four from Monticello, if the system should be adopted at all by our… — Thomas Jefferson
The Romans never allowed a trouble spot to remain simply to avoid going to war over it, because they knew that wars don't just go… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is. We assess the value of education in the same manner as… — Mahatma Gandhi
I think that my strong determination for justice comes from the very strong, dynamic personality of my father ... I have rarely ever met a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
"After all, golf is only a game", said Millicent. Women say these things without thinking. It does not mean that there is any kink in… — P.G. Wodehouse
You get to know more of the character of a man in a round of golf than in six months of political experience. — David Lloyd George
I don't think I have ever been as inspired by any character that I have played. I was deeply moved by Temple's courage and her… — Claire Danes
Look for players with character and ability. But remember, character comes first. — Joe Gibbs
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. — John Wooden
Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones. — Darrell Royal
Character is what you do when no one is watching. — Paul Rabil
Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep, for your habits and character will be as much influenced by… — Edwin Paxton Hood
Happiness, whether consisting in pleasure or virtue, or both, is more often found with those who are highly cultivated in their minds and in their… — Aristotle
Pity the man who has a character to support - it is worse than a large family - he is silent poor indeed. — Henry David Thoreau
We falsely attribute to men a determined character - putting together all their yesterdays - and averaging them - we presume we know them. Pity… — Henry David Thoreau
If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What… — Charles Alexander Eastman
Sin may then be defined ultimately as anything in the creature which does not express, or which is contrary to, the holy character of the… — J. Oliver Buswell

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