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Character Quotes

"What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches."
Karl A. Menninger
"A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger"
Euripides
"Character is destiny"
Heraclitus
"The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune."
Plutarch
"Character is simply habit long continued."
Plutarch
"The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures"
Democritus
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
John Wooden
"Watch your thoughts, for they will become actions. Watch your actions, for they’ll become... habits. Watch your habits, for they will forge your character. Watch your character, for it will make your destiny"
Margaret Thatcher
"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both"
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity"
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go"
Margaret Walker
"The petty man is in constant distress; the superior man is always at ease"
Xunzi
"Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way"
Jim Courier
"For me, pressure is self-imposed, and it's good for me. The best actors are the most prepared because it's all imaginary and you have to know the character inside out"
Miles Teller
"Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds"
George Eliot