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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.
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.
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.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, read more
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)
Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
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.
