Character Quote by James F. Cooper

“The wise do not buy into other people’s perceptions of who they are and what they are capable of. Instead, they bypass a person’s…

— Shannon L. Alder

“While people may differ in many respects, the reality is that how they respond to their prevailing conditions separates them into two distinct groups:…

— John C. Daly

Whether they be old or young, rich or poor, high or low, wise or foolish, ignorant or learned, every individual is seen to be…

— John Adams

“There are no "good" or "bad" people. Some are a little better or a little worse, but all are activated more by misunderstanding than…

— Tennessee Williams

We are convinced that certain people have all the bad qualities we do not know in ourselves.

— Carl Jung

“It was one of the most commonest and most widespread misconceptions that every person has a fixed set of qualities; he is said to…

— Leo Tolstoy

When a person tells others 'Be good,' he conveys to his hearers the feeling that he is good and they are not.

— Meher Baba

“When the same qualities which we admire in ourselves are seen in others, even though they be superior, maliciously lower and carp at them.”

— John Calvin

A person is only as good as he wants to be. The other is bad...

— James

When the entire moral energy of an individual goes into the cultivation of personal integrity, we all know how unlovely the result may become;…

— Jane Addams

“Character and ideals are catching. When you associate with men who aspire to the highest and best, you expose yourself to the qualities that…

— Carolyn Coats

People incline to doubt the superiority of a person who will associate with them.

— Mary Catherwood