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Character Quotes by Plato
- States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.
- Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity - I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered…
- The beginning is the most important part...for that is the time character is being formed.
- And once we have given our community a good start,' I pointed out, ' the process will be cumulative. By maintaining a sound system of…
- The beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time…
- What is better adapted than the festive use of wine in the first place to test and in the second place to train the character…
- ... Societies aren t made of sticks and stones, but of men whose individual characters, by turning the scale one way or another, determine the…
- What the expression is intended to mean, I think, is that there is a better and a worse element in the character of each individual,…
- Music is a defining element of character.
- One trait in the philosopher's character we can assume is his love of the knowledge that reveals eternal reality, the realm unaffected by change and…
- One trait in the philosopher's character we can assume is his love of the knowledge that reveals eternal reality, the realm unaffected by change and…
- Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best…
- The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living…
More Character Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
- Life may burn us, it's how we rise out of the ashes that define our character. — Nishan Panwar
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- Actors are hard to photograph because they never want to reveal who they are. You don't know if you're getting a character… — David Bailey
- Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott
- Thus strength is afforded by good and thorough customs, thus is learnt the subjection of the individual, and strenuousness of character becomes… — Friedrich Nietzsche
- Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership. — John C. Maxwell