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    Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

by James D. Miles Found in: Character Quotes,
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From their folded mates they wander far,
Their ways seem harsh and wild:
They follow the beck read more

From their folded mates they wander far,
Their ways seem harsh and wild:
They follow the beck of a baleful star,
Their paths are dream-beguiled.

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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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To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

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So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take read more

So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take for want of heart.
They err--'tis merely what is call'd mobility,
A thing of temperament and not of art,
Though seeming so, from its supposed facility;
And false--though true; for surely they're sincerest
Who are strongly acted on by what is nearest.

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What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.

What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Character Quotes,
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No, when the fight begins within himself,
A man's worth something.

No, when the fight begins within himself,
A man's worth something.

by Robert Browning Found in: Character Quotes,
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Resolved: never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my read more

Resolved: never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.

by Jonathan Edwards Found in: Character Quotes,
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There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has read more

There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, ;or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.

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