Character Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

For there is no virtue, the honour and credit for which procures a man more odium from the elite than that of justice; and…

— Plutarch

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

— Anonymous

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities…

— Giorgos Seferis

The noble man honours in himself the powerful one, him also who has power over himself, who knows how to speak and how to…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to live in comfort, and the instinct to humiliate others…

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

Rare almost as great poets, rarer, perhaps, than veritable saints and martyrs; are consummate men of business. A man, to be excellent in this…

— Arthur Helps

“To obtain greatness and strength, a man must have a good character. He is honorable and respected by others. We define him as intelligent,…

— Ellen J. Barrier

Men of intelligence are Admired. Men of wealth are envied. Men of power are feared, but only men of character are Trusted.

— Anonymous

“The man of ambition thinks to find his good in the operations of others; the man of pleasure in his own sensations; but the…

— marcus aurelius

“A man conscious of enthusiasm for worthy aims is sustained under petty hostilities by the memory of great workers who had to fight their…

— George Eliot

“Heroes are men who admit to being difficult to live with, who demand extremely high standards in every aspect of their lives, who are…

— Robyn Donald

The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as it disposes and eases his way to…

— Plutarch