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Confucius |
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. |
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Goethe |
Talent is formed in stillness, character in the world's torrent. |
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Helen Keller |
Character is like the fire within the flint - latent until it is struck out of the stone. Obeserving the flint stone, who would think it contained the possibility of light? And so it is with the dark experiences of life. When they are met with courage, they give out sparks of spiritual light. |
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Japanese Proverb |
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. |
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Martin Luther King Jr |
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. |
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Nathaniel Hawthorn |
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 the true. |
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Thomas Paine |
Character is much easier kept than recovered. |
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Unknown |
The measure of a real man's character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. |