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Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life
Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable
Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do
Character develops itself in the stream of life
It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men
It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not
Incivility is not a vice of the soul, but the effect of several vices; of vanity, ignorance of duty, laziness, stupidity, distraction, contempt of others, and jealousy
Physiognomy is not a guide that has been given us by which to judge of the character of men: it may only serve us for conjecture
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended
The qualities we have do not make us so ridiculous as those which we affect to have
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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