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    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.

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Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so head he many vices; . . .
he had two distinct persons read more

Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so head he many vices; . . .
he had two distinct persons in him.

by Robert Burton Found in: Character Quotes,
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The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and ;Independence.

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and ;Independence.

by Edward Rickenbacker Found in: Character Quotes,
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He was not merely a chip of the old Block, but the old Block
itself.

He was not merely a chip of the old Block, but the old Block
itself.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Character Quotes,
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Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

by Albert Einstein 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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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.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Character Quotes,
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But now, after that ye have known God, or rather or known of God,
how turn ye again to read more

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather or known of God,
how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye
desire again to be in bondage?

by Bible Found in: Character Quotes,
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Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

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