Character

"Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so had he many vices; * * * he had two distinct persons in him."

"Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious, Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius."

"So well she acted all and every part By turns—with that vivacious versatility, Which many people take for want of heart. They err—'tis merely what is call'd mobility, A thing of temperament and not of art, Though seeming so, from its supposed facility; And false—though true; for surely they're sincerest Who are strongly acted on by what is nearest."

"We moved from what cultural historians call a culture of character to a culture of personality. During the culture of character, what was important was the good deeds that you performed when nobody was looking. … But at the turn of the (20th) century, when we moved into this culture of personality, suddenly what was admired was to be magnetic and charismatic."

"Thou art a cat, and rat, and a coward to boot."

"Every one is the son of his own works."

"I can look sharp as well as another, and let me alone to keep the cobwebs out of my eyes."

"Cada uno es come Dios le hijo, y aun peor muchas vezes."

"Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character."

"The Master [Confucius] said, 'In his errors a man is true to type. Observe the errors and you will know the man.'"

"A man’s character is formed by the Odes, developed by the Rites and perfected by music."

"Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy."

"Virtue and vice had boundaries in old time, Not to be pass'd."

"A demd damp, moist, unpleasant body."

"Men of light and leading."

"A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon."

"So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was God or Devil."

"For every inch that is not fool, is rogue."

"The clearest indication of character is what people find laughable."

"Character in important and less important matters is that a man should steadily pursue whatever course he feels to be within his capacity."

"Our Garrick's a salad; for in him we see Oil, vinegar, sugar, and saltness agree."

"Our characters are the result of our conduct."