Character Quotes

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Freedom is the fundamental character of the will, as weight is of matter... That which is free is the will. Will without freedom is an… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Yes, we did produce a near perfect republic. But will they keep it? Or will they, in the enjoyment of plenty, lose the memory of… — Thomas Jefferson
Vivisection is a social evil because if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character. — George Bernard Shaw
Do you see that kitten chasing so prettily her own tail? If you could look with her eyes, you might see her surrounded with hundreds… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Luck relies on chance, labor on character. — Richard Cobden
That lies should be necessary to life is part and parcel of the terrible and questionable character of existence. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Christianity is not a political theory. It is not even a cultural theory. It is, at its root, all about changing the heart of each… — Ravi Zacharias
A tree uses what comes its way to nurture itself. By sinking its roots deeply into the earth, by accepting the rain that flows towards… — Ming-Dao Deng
When you're a young man, Macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part. — Laurence Olivier
Men professing godliness offer their bodies upon Satan's altar, and burn the incense of tobacco to his satanic majesty. Does this statement seem severe? The… — Ellen G. White
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within. — Plautus
I demand of you, and of the whole world, that you show me a generic character... by which to distinguish between Man and Ape. I… — Carl Linnaeus
It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Becoming rich isn't as much about getting rich financially as about whom you become, in character and mind, to get rich. I want to share… — T. Harv Eker
Once the decision has been made, close your ear even to the best counter argument: sign of a strong character. Thus an occasional will to… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly… — Vince Lombardi
Ordinary people, even weak people, can do extraordinary things through temporary courage generated by a situation. But the person of character does not need the… — Michael Josephson
Indeed envy is a defect; worse than any other. — Unknown Author
With respect to the words "general welfare," I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them… — James Madison
Freedom is essentially a condition of inequality, not equality. It recognizes as a fact of nature the structural differences inherent in man - in temperament,… — Frank Chodorov

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