“Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.”
Albert Einstein
(1879-1955); Theoretical Physicist, Philosopher, Nobel Prize Winner
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“Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.”
Aristotle 
(384-322); Philosopher
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“Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.”
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616); Dramatist, Poet
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“Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good.”
Thomas Browne
(1605-1682); Physician, Writer
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“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.”
Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826); 3rd U.S. President
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“...all true fame...is to be acquired only by noble deeds and high achievements and the establishment of a character founded upon the principles of truth, uprightness, and inflexible integrity.”
Alexander H. Stephens
(1812-1883); Confederate Vice President During The U.S. Civil War
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“Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.”
William J.H. Boetcker
(1873-1962); Religious Leader, Influential Public Speaker
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“Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self-respect springs.”
Joan Didion
(born 1934); Journalist, Essayist, Novelist
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“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882); Philosopher, Poet, Author, Essayist
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“I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.”
Fran Lebowitz
(born 1950); Author
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“What is permissible is not always honorable.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero
(106-43); Roman Orator
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“Every experience is a stitch in the fabric of your character.”
Gary Clausing
Musician
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“Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.”
Charles  De Gaulle
(1890-1970); 1st French President (Fifth Republic)
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“Watch your thoughts; for they become words. Watch your words; for they become actions. Watch your actions; for they become habits. Watch your habits; for they become character. Watch your character for it will become your destiny. ”
Frank Outlaw

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“Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.”
Henry Van Dyke
(1852-1933); Author, Educator, Clergyman
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“Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.”
George Santayana
(1863-1952); Philosopher, Poet, Essayist, Novelist
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“Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect, are the qualities which make a real gentleman, or lady, as distinguished from the veneered article which commonly goes by that name.”
Thomas Henry Huxley
(1825-1895); Biologist
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“Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.”
Phillip Brooks

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“I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ”
Robert Frost
(1874-1963); Politician, Writer, Scientist
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“The true test of a person's character is how they treat the people in life that they don't need.”
Lee Corso
(born 1936); Sports Broadcaster
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“A man's character is his fate.”
Heraclitus 
(535-475); Philosopher
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“In thy face I see The map of honor, truth, and loyalty.”
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616); Dramatist, Poet
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“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. ”
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865); 16th U.S. President
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“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen.”
Conan  O' Brien
(born 1963); Tv Host, Comedian
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“Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.”
Elmer G. Letterman
Author
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“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”
Helen Keller
(1880-1968); Author, Lecturer, Activist
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865); 16th U.S. President
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“You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.”
Malcolm S. Forbes
(1919-1990); Publisher
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“The only guide to a man is his conscience.”
Sir Winston Churchill
(1874-1965); British Statesman, Prime Minister, Author, Nobel Prize Winner
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“... life is moral responsibility. Life is several other things, we do not deny. It is beauty, it is joy, it is tragedy, it is comedy, it is psychical and physical pleasure, it is the interplay of a thousand rude or delicate motions and emotions, it is the grimmest and the merriest motley of phantasmagoria that could appeal to the gravest or the maddest brush ever put to palette; but it is steadily and sturdily and always moral responsibility.”
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
(1844-1911); Novelist, Short Story Writer
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“Honest towards ourselves and towards anyone else who is our friend; brave towards the enemy; magnanimous towards the defeated; polite always: this is how the four cardinal virtues want us to act.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
(1844-1900); Scholar, Writer, Philosopher
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“Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.”
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
(121-180); Roman Emperor
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“Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
(1867-1909); Architect
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“Character wants room; must not be crowded on by persons, nor be judged from glimpses got in the press of affairs, or on few occasions. It needs perspective, as a great building.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882); Philosopher, Poet, Author, Essayist
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“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.”
Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919); 26th U.S. President
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“Your soul...is a dark forest. But the trees are of a particular species, they are genealogical trees.”
Marcel Proust
(1871-1922); Novelist
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“Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.”
Zig Ziglar
(born 1926); Motivational Author, Speaker
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“The best portions of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts, Of kindness and love.”
William Wordsworth
(1770-1850); Poet
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“What you do when you don't have to will determine what you will be when you can't help it.”
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“Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.”
William Arthur Ward
(1921-1994); Author, Educator, Motivational Speaker
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“Life is less about what you do, and more about how and why you do those things. This is called character.”
Josh Verseput
(born 1985);
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“The most unambiguous sign that a person holds men in low esteem is this: That he either acknowledges them merely as means to his ends or does not acknowledge them at all.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
(1844-1900); Scholar, Writer, Philosopher
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“Action is character.”
F. Scott Fiztgerald
(1896-1940); Novelist, Screenwriter
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“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.”
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(1876-1948); Lawyer, Politician, First Governor General Of Pakistan
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“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.”
Horace Greeley
(1811-1872); Editor And Publisher
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“Character is much easier kept than recovered.”
Thomas Paine
(1737-1809); Scholar, Intellectual, Writer
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“If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.”
Beryl Markham
(1902-1986); Author, Adventurer
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“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.”
Henry Ford
(1863-1953); Founder Of Ford Motor Company
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“Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.”
Dr. William Claire Menninger
(1899-1966); Psychiatrist
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“Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.”
J. C.  Watts
(born 1957); Politician
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“Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function. Living is the functionary. The stream retreats to its source. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882); Philosopher, Poet, Author, Essayist
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