"What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities."

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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."

George Eliot, British Author

Character, Nobility, Generosity, Judgment

"Failures make character, not success."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Character, Inspirational, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"Trials makes you to develop the qualities of a successful man."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Character, Trials, Success, Qualities

"When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable, and resilient. Your integrity works the same way."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Character, Integrity, Truth, Power, Foundation

"Three essential virtues are patient, loyalty and kindness."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Character, Virtue, Patience, Loyalty, Kindness

"Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware that he has them, but this is specially true of humility."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Character, Wisdom, Truth, Power, Happiness

"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Character, Virtue, Spirit, Attraction, Influence

"Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Character, Truth, Inspirational, Wisdom, Happiness

"If you treat yourself well, you will be good to others."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Character, Treat, Self, Good, Others

"Strive to be a person of character not a person of power."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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Explore more quotes by Augustus Hare

"The virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience."

Strength

"Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little."

Politics

"A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them."

Politics

"Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action."

Action

"It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of."

Evil

"Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents; and who among the sons of men ever loved God with a thousandth part of the love which God has manifested to us?"

Love

"Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him, to prepare the world for his coming."

Politics

"Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel."

Thought

"The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it."

Heaven

"It is well for us that we are born babies in intellect. Could we understand half what mothers say and do to their infants, we should be filled with a conceit of our own importance, which would render us insupportable through life."

Life