Character Quote by Confucius

No man esteems anything that comes to him by chance; but when it is governed by reason, it brings credit both to the giver…

— Seneca the Younger

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

— Confucius

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

— Confucius

The ideal man takes joy in doing favors for others.

— Aristotle

The virtues of a superior man are like the wind; the virtues of a common man are like the grass; the grass, when the…

— Henry David Thoreau

While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small…

— Confucius

The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy with which he treats lesser men.

— Anonymous

The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The greater man the greater courtesy.

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

The gentleman is generous and treats all men as his equals, especially those whom he feels to be inferior in rank and wealth.

— Hilaire Belloc

The man or the woman in whom resides greater virtue is the higher; neither the loftiness nor the lowliness of a person lies in…

— Christine de Pizan

The morals of men are more governed by their pursuits than by their opinions. A type of virtue is first formed by circumstances, and…

— William Edward Hartpole Lecky