Character Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

He is many things - dangerous and devious, cunning and deadly, a good friend and an implacable enemy - but he comes from an…

— Michael Scott

There is no man so great as not to have some littleness more predominant than all his greatness. Our virtues are the dupes, and…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying historturer but not of keeping his temper.

— Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.

— Ambrose Bierce

He is an eloquent man who can treat humble subjects with delicacy, lofty things impressively, and moderate things temperately.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if…

— Jean de la Bruyere

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all…

— Anonymous

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.

— Anonymous

“From the subjective perspective, he may seem cruel, even wicked. But the glory of the man is to be found in the objective perspective.”

— Robert Harris

Therefore, the truly great man, although he does not injure others, does not credit himself with charity and mercy (these are natural to him).…

— Zhuangzi

The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And…

— Frank Herbert