Character
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1. Judge not thy neighbor till thou art in his place. - Torah (Judaism)
2. I feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness. - Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
3. A half truth is a whole lie. - Yiddish proverb
4. Good merchandise even hidden soon finds buyers. - Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254 B.C.)
5. Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. - John F. Kennedy, Jr. (1917-1963)
6. Between them whom there is hearty truth, there is love. - Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
7. No man is great enough or wise enough to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore the belief in our own guidance. - Henry Miller (1891-1980)
8. Make happy those who are near and those who are far will come. - Chinese proverb
9. A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. - Dutch proverb
10. It makes all the difference in the world whether we put truth in the first place, or in the second place. - John Morley (1838-1923)
11. No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. - George Eliot
12. It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense. - Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899)
13. It is easy for men to write and talk like philosophers, but to act with wisdom, there is the rub! - Antoine de Rivaroli (1833-1899)
14. To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. - Plutarch (46-120 A.D.)
15. Integrity has no need of rules. - Albert Camus (1913-1960)
16. Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think. - Emerson (1803-1882)
17. Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions. - Roger Babson (1875-1967)
18. Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. - Chinese proverb
19. To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but utterly shameless. - Cicero (B.C. 106-43)
20. No one ever lost his honor, except he who had it not. - Publilius Syrus (fl. B.C. 42)
21. Honor is simply the morality of superior men. - H.L. Mencken (1880-1956)
22. A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon the world. - Manly P. Hall (born 1901)
23. Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou inflexible in the path of them. - Akhenaton? (c. B.C. 1375)
24. Be upright in thy whole life; be content in all its changes; so shalt thou make thy profit out of all occurrences; so shall everything that happeneth unto thee be the source of praise. - Akhenaton (c. B.C. 1375)
25. The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings and many deeds of the past in order to strengthen his character thereby. - I Ching (B.C. 1150?)
26. The stages of the Noble Path are: Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Behavior, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration. - Buddha (B.C. 568-488)
27. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. - Socrates (B.C. 469-399)
28. Adhere To - Faith, Unity, Sacrifice. Avoid - Back-biting, Falsehood and Crookedness. Admire - Frankness, Honesty, and Large-heartedness. Control - Tongue, Temper, and Tossing of the mind. Cultivate - Cosmic Love, Forgiveness and Patience. Hate - Lust, Anger, and Pride. - Sivananda (born 1887)
29. Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own. - Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970)
30. If you stand straight. Do not fear a crooked shadow. - Chinese proverb
31. In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It is first necessary to promote. In order to grasp, It is necessary first to give. This is called subtle light. The weak and the tender overcome the hard and the strong. - Lao-Tzu (fl. B.C. 600)
32. If you act, you show character; if you sit still, you show it; if you sleep [you show it]. - Emerson
33. Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. - Helen Keller
34. Every man is like the company he is wont to keep.- Euripides
35. It is the disposition of the thought that altereth the nature of the thing. - John Lyly
36. To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead. - William Hazlitt
37. Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a policeman. - Edgar Watson Howe
38. An honest man's word is as good as his bond. - Cervantes
39. To make children capable of honesty is the beginning of education. - John Ruskin
40. To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy. - Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925)
41. By three methods we learn wisdom: First, by reflection which is noblest second, by imitation, which is the easiest and third, by experience, which is the bitterest. - Confucius (B.C. 551 -479)
42. The great man with vigor should demand the rightness of things, timeless of action, and propriety of method. In this way, power does not degenerate into sheer force. - I Ching (B.C. 1150?)
43. A skillful commander is not overbearing. A skillful fighter does not become angry. A skillful conqueror does not compete with people. One who is skillful in using men puts himself below them. This is called the strength to use men. This is called matching Heaven, The highest principle of old. - Loa-Tzu (fl. B.C. 600)
44. The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves. - Hazlit (1778 - 1830)
45. A person must learn to be adaptable and serve others in order to rule. Willing followers are not acquired by force or cunning but through consistency in doing what is human and proper. - I Ching (B.C. 1150?)
46. It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery. - Demosthenes (B.C. 384 - 322)
47 Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what easy. Great undertakings always started with what is small. Therefore the sage never strives for the great,And thereby the great is achieved. - Loa-Tzu (fl. B.C. 600)
48. The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial: they abide with realities, they remain not with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold. - Loa-Tzu (fl. B.C. 600)
49. He will succeed if he remains firm in principle and goes beyond self considerations to mingle freely with those who do not share his feelings, as well as those who do. - I Ching (B.C. 1150?)
50. To understand is hard. Once one understand, action is easy. - Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925)
51. A prudent question is one-half wisdom. - Bacon (1561 - 1626)
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