"The strength of the United States is not the gold at Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction that we have, but the sum total of the education and the character of our people."
Claiborne Pell (1918- ), US Democratic politician
Subject CharacterClaiborne Pell (1918- ), US Democratic politician
"It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through." - Zig Ziglar (1926- ), American author, salesman & motivational speaker.
"Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity." - Christopher Morley (1890-1957), American journalist, novelist, essayist & poet
"Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him." - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799), German scientist and satirist
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone" - Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993), British Actress
"Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be." - W. Clement Stone (1902-2002), American author
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving." - Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), American lecturer and author
"The more one judges, the less one loves." - Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist
"It's not a case of reinventing yourself, it's a case of trying to be adventurous." - Alex Kapranos (1972- ), English singer and guitarist
"Remember that what you believe will depend very much on what you are." - Noah Porter (1811-1892), U.S. clergyman, educator, and philosopher
"Dare to be yourself." - Andre Gide (1869-1951), French critic, essayist, & novelist
"You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence." - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th U.S. President
"People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest." - Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), Swiss (German-born) author
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the US
"The strength of the United States is not the gold at Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction that we have, but the sum total of the education and the character of our people." - Claiborne Pell (1918- ), US Democratic politician
"Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American essayist and poet
"No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true" - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), US author, novelist
"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th US president
"The man of character finds an especial attractiveness in difficulty since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities." - Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French military leader and statesman
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." - Helen Keller (1880-1968), US blind & deaf educator
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), US black civil rights leader & clergyman
"We are not that different from each other. We just want somebody to discover who we really are when we drop our guard." - Joy Williams (1985- ), Christian musician
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." - Harper Lee (1926- ), American writer
"You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings." - Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American author
"I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart." - Anne Frank (1929-1945), Holocaust author
"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American poet
"Glass, china and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended." - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician & printer
"We are like chameleons; we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us." - John Locke (1632-1704), English philosopher
"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." - Plato (427-347 BC), Greek author & philosopher
"The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it." - Epicurus (341-271 BC), Greek philosopher
"It is more blessed to give than to receive." - Acts 20:35, Bible
"Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis." - Martha Beck, Columnist for O Magazine
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never die but once." - William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet & playwrite
"Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher, essayist & lecturer
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory." - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian spiritual and political leader
"How poor are they who have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees." - William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet & playwrite
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British politician
". . . Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape." - Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English author
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