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“If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character...Would you slow down? Or speed up?”
Chuck Palahniuk
“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.
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”
Abraham Lincoln
“It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.”
Zig Ziglar
“There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.”
Orison Swett Marden
“Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.”
Oscar Wilde
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty--he has suffered longer.”
Mae West
“Character - a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force”
Voltaire
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