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Character

«It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered»
«It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.»
«It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.»
«In this day and age, some turn 18 and think they're a man or a woman and that's it, but that's just not true. You have to establish your manhood or your womanhood with actions.»
«In my opinion the best character is generally that which is least talked about»
Author: William Erle | About: Character
«If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to its cultivation in his own case will become a selfish pig.»
«Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.»
Author: Epictetus | About: Character | Keywords: determine, in private, in public, model
«It is three and a half hours long, four characters wide and a cesspool deep.»
Author: John Jay Chapman | About: Character | Keywords: cesspool, cesspools, characters
«If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.»
«It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has been set like plaster, and will never soften again.»

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