character Quotes

It is our choice of good or evil that determines our character, not our opinion about good or evil.

Selfishness doesn't consist in a love to yourself, but in a big degree of such love.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Perfect friendship exists between good people who are alike in their excellent qualities; they wish each other well because they are good, and they are good in themselves.

A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense at everything.

Youth should stay away from all evil, especially things that produce wickedness and ill-will.

Meanness is incurable; it cannot be cured by old age, or by anything else.

Greatness of spirit is to bear finely both good fourtune and bad, honor and disgrace, and not to think highly of luxury or attention or power or victories in contests, and to possess a certain depth and magnitude of spirit.

Some animals are clever and mean, like the fox; others, like the dog, are fierce but also friendly and affectionate. Some are gentle and easy to train, like the elephant; some feel shy and are watchful, like the goose. Some... ...

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be believed.