Character
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In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.
Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take with us.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
If your life gets off to a rough start, just know this is helping you develop depth of personality and depth of character.
The exterior cannot do without the interior since it is from this, as from life, that it derives much of its inspiration and character.
Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
'Through sickness and through health' sounds so simple on your wedding day, but in reality, they become significant words that are a huge responsibility and show true character to navigate.
If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly.
Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have — life itself.
Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can't stay down. We can't allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn't think we could be that strong.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
Goodness is about character — integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
Don't let anyone make you believe the length of your skirt is a measure of your character.
I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.
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