Character Quotes - Page 11

Great power requires great character if it is to be a blessing and not a curse, and that character is something we only grow toward.

To test a man's character, give him power. Once people have power they will always reveal themselves.

She lives like tomorrow isn't coming and yesterday never happened.

A man’s character is most evident by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or reciprocate.

Do not judge a man by where he stands, but how he reached there.

The alleged power to charm down insanity, or ferocity in beasts, is a power behind the eye.

Absolute power doesn't corrupt, but rather, reveals character.

I am a worried person with a stressed out soul, living a simple life with no capital.

The problem lies not with genre but with formula, which consists of seeing genre conventions as restrictions rather than mere guidelines, ends in themselves rather than possibilities.

Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

Get to know two things about a man. How he earns his money and how he spends it. You will then have the clue to his character. You will have a searchlight that shows up the inmost recesses of his soul. You know all you need to know about his standards, his motives, his driving desires, his real religion.

The only things you can ever truly own cannot be bought with money.

To paraphrase Lucretius, there's nothing more useful than to watch a man or woman in times of contagious deadly disease peril combined with his or her assumptions of financial adversity to discern what kind of man or woman they really are.

A virtuos woman is not moved by big names and flamboyance, but only men of profound wisdom and integrity move her.

Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

I don't care what people say about how I look or even their opinion on my relationship. But the moment you judge my character is when we have a problem.

It is one thing to be brave in front of others, perhaps for fear of being branded a coward and becoming diminished in their eyes, but another entirely to be brave when there is nobody to witness your courage. The latter is an elemental bravery, a strength of spirit and character.

To stand by yourself - that was also part of dignity. That way, a person could get through a public flaying with dignity. Galileo. Luther. Even somebody who admitted his guilt and resisted the temptation to deny it. Something politicians couldn't do. Honesty, the courage for honesty. With others and yourself.

You must be prepared to sacrifice your self-love to the cause, you must be ready to treat the cause as if it is life itself.