Character Quote by Henri-Frédéric Amiel

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

“It is not what you possess but what you are that determines what you are worth.”

— Mary Wood-Allen

“A man is nothing more than the things he does to get what he wants.”

— Hal Ackerman

“A man is rich not only by what he has, but also, and above all, by what he doesn't.”

— Neel Burton

“Your worth is not what you have, but who you are.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Every man is worth just so much as the things about which he busies himself.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“What a man has: that is, property and possessions of every kind.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“A person is worth something simply because he is a person.”

— Max Lucado

“Is a man truly what he see himself to be?' 'Only if what he sees is true.”

— Lloyd Alexander

“He was a man who could have anything he wanted and if not, he was a man who was strong enough to take it.…

— Kristen Ashley

“Taken as a whole, men are idiots and fools. They want what they cannot have, and fear what they do have has been gotten…

— Suzanne Enoch

“But it is by our actions, surely, and not by our words, that we reveal our worth.”

— Susanna Kearsley (Author