There are geniuses in trade, as well as in war, or the state, or letters; and the reason why this or that man is fortunate, is not to be told. It lies in the man: that is all anybody can tell you about it. See him, and you will know as easily why he succeeds, […]
Character Quotes
Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only thing you’ll have left is your character.
Do what you know, and perception is converted into character, as islands and continents were built by invisible infusories, or, as these forest leaves absorb light, electricity, and volatile gases, and the gnarled oak to live a thousand years is the arrest and fixation of the most volatile and ethereal currents.
Talent develops in quiet, Character in the torrent of the world.
It’s easier to see another person’s deceit than your own. But when self deception goes unchecked and rationalized, it tarnishes the character.
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. We can only see what we are, and if we misbehave we suspect others.
Character develops itself in the stream of life.
A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.
