character Quotes

To be angry is easy. But to be angry with the right man at the right time and in the right manner, that is not easy.

It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.

Good moral character is not something that we can achieve on our own. We need a culture that supports the conditions under which self-love and friendship flourish.

And inasmuch as the great-souled man deserves most, he must be the best of men; for the better a man is the more he deserves, and he that is best deserves most. Therefore the truly great-souled man must be a... ...

Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

As our acts vary, our habits will follow in their course.

Actions determine what kind of characteristics are developed.

There must be in prudence also some master virtue.

Good habits learned in youth make all the difference later in life.