Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. |
We gain the strength of the temptation we resist. |
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. |
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character. |
Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway. |
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. |
Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. |
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness. |
When you judge a woman by her appearance, it doesn't define her, it defines you. |
We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. |