We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection. Great short quote and quotation by: Ricther ,
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Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. Great short quote and quotation by: Albert Einstein , US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955)
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. Great short quote and quotation by: Japanese Proverb ,
When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)
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When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)
Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Franklin , US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, […]
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876 , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)
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Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876 , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)
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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)
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You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do. Great short quote and quotation by: Norman Douglas ,
You can judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing to them or for them. Great short quote and quotation by: Malcolm Forbes , US art collector, author, & publisher (1919 – 1990)
You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise. Great short quote and quotation by: Seneca, Epistles , Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC – 65 AD)