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    In brief, I don't stick to declare, Father Dick,
    So they call him for short, is a regular brick;
    A metaphor taken--I have not the page aright--
    From an ethical work by the Stagyrite.

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Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Character Quotes,
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Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature read more

Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature man that you can paint the air.

by Vernon Howard Found in: Character Quotes,
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Character is power.

Character is power.

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We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is read more

We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is useful, nay, essential, to see his
good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Character Quotes,
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Man's character is his fate.

Man's character is his fate.

by Heraclitus Found in: Character Quotes,
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One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

by Stendhal Found in: Character Quotes,
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Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.

Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.

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Your father used to come home to my mother, and why may not I be
a chippe of the read more

Your father used to come home to my mother, and why may not I be
a chippe of the same block out of which you two were cutte?

by A.h. Bullen Found in: Character Quotes,
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Zealous, yet modest; innocent, though free;
Patient of toil; serene amidst alarms;
Inflexible in faith; invincible in read more

Zealous, yet modest; innocent, though free;
Patient of toil; serene amidst alarms;
Inflexible in faith; invincible in arms.

by James Beattie Found in: Character Quotes,
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