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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.
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.
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.
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.
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.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got.
Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got.
Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the
ground finished; but that part which soars toward read more
Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the
ground finished; but that part which soars toward heaven, the
turrets and the spires, forever incomplete.