Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

What really pleases the Spiritual Master is our intent and the quality of our character. — Radhanath Swami
Acquisition of [higher] knowledge is not the end, but the means to the end; the end consists of the attainment, thanks to this knowledge of… — Rudolf Steiner
It is not eminent talent that is required to ensure success in any pursuit, so much as purpose-not merely the power to achieve, but the… — Samuel Smiles
...until the Crusades Islam was indistinguishable from Judaism and... only then did it receive its independent character, while Muhammad and the first Caliphs are mythical… — Unknown Author
His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as… — William Montgomery Watt
As the attuning of music arouses emotions in the body to an unusual degree, well that there be choices made regarding what emotions are aroused… — Edgar Cayce
Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character. — Aristotle
The Lord Jesus himself proclaims, 'This is My Body.' Before the blessing of the heavenly words something of another character is spoken of; after consecration… — Ambrose
Nothing (at least that can be done by humans) immortalizes anyone. The Fault in Our Stars will hopefully have a long and wonderful life, but… — John Green
Characterization requires self-knowledge, insight into human nature . . . it is more than impersonation. — Unknown Author
Dostoyevsky wrote of the unconscious as if it were conscious; that is in reality the reason why his characters seem 'pathological', while they are only… — Edwin Muir
The Wise Man believes profoundly in silence - the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and… — Charles Alexander Eastman
From a timid shy girl I had become a woman of resolute character, who could no longer be frightened by the struggle with troubles. — Unknown Author
The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which so… — Paul Cezanne
An honest, sincerely stated compliment helps to build character; criticism destroys it. — Nathan Eldon Tanner
The fact that all normal children acquire essentially comparable grammars of great complexity with remarkable rapidity suggests that human beings are somehow specially designed to… — Noam Chomsky
The order of ... successive generations is indeed much more clearly proved than many a legend which has assumed the character of history in the… — Roderick Murchison
Dollars have never been known to produced character, and character will never be produced by money. — Will Keith Kellogg
Character is an invincible force, which acts by presence and without means — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Like at Halloween: I knew I'd arrived when I saw people dressing up on Halloween as my character. — Jane Badler

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