“Who loves not a false imagining, an unreal character in us; but looking through all the rubbish of our imperfections, loves in us the divine ideal of our natures - not the man that we are, but the angel that we may be.”
Alfred Lord Tennyson
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”
Abraham Lincoln
“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.”
Helen Keller
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”
Dale Carnegie
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”
Albert Einstein
“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.”
Thomas Paine
“It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.”
Francis Bacon Sr.
