character Quotes

“the States are as the men are; they grow out of human characters.”

― Plato, The Republic

topic:men character

“Then beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity,—I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered mind and character, not that other simplicity which is only an euphemism for folly?”

― Plato, The Republic

topic:beauty mind simplicity character

“A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:democracy character

“Men sometimes didn’t bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn’t argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn’t.”

― Marilyn Monroe, My Story

topic:self character

“When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”

― Confucius, Analects

topic:worth character

“The years 19 and 20 are a crucial stage in the maturation of character, and if you allow yourself to become warped when you're that age, it will cause you pain when you're older.”

― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

topic:youth age character

“I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:writing character

“I've learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!”

― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

topic:judgement fight character

“There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil—a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.”

― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

topic:education character

“The chief one was to remember that camping was a good way to find out people’s characters. Those who were selfish showed it very soon, in that they wanted the best bed or the best food and did not want to do their share of the work.”

― Eleanor Roosevelt, The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt

topic:work character

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