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Character
«A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol.»
Author: Charles Horton Cooley
| About:
Character,
Power,
Purpose,
Relationships,
Thought,
Understanding
| Keywords:
altogether, comprehends, definite, exert, exerts, resisted, symbol
«Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.»
Author: Dale Carnegie
| About:
Character,
Criticism,
Understanding
| Keywords:
character, complain, condemn, condemning, control, criticize, criticizes, fool, forgiving, self, self control, takes, understanding, understandings
«A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him»
Author: Frederick Douglass
(Abolitionist, Author, Lecturer, Slave)
| About:
Character
| Keywords:
hue, its color, more or less
«As Cro-Magnon as it sounds, the problem with attitudes is some people have just never had their ass kicked -- and I don't mean necessarily in the physical sense.»
«A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.»
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon
| About:
Character
| Keywords:
carve, carves, helped, tombstone, tombstones, withered, withering
«A major character has to come somehow out of the unconscious.»
Author: Graham Greene
| About:
Character
«And whatever our faith -- whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all: The measure of our character is our willingness to give of ourselves for others and for our country.»