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 All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural 
propensities.  
 All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural 
propensities. 
 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. 
Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man read more
Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one warehouses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
 She was and is (what can there more be said?)
 On earth the first, in heaven the second maid.  
 She was and is (what can there more be said?)
 On earth the first, in heaven the second maid. 
Every man has three characters -- that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he read more
Every man has three characters -- that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
Character is a victory, not a gift.
Character is a victory, not a gift.
 Knight without fear and without reproach.
 [Fr., Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.]  
 Knight without fear and without reproach.
 [Fr., Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.]