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"Altogether he was one in whom no man would have seen anything to admire, and in whom no woman would have seen anything to dislike."
Thomas Hardy
"Altogether he was one in whom no man would have seen anything to admire, and in whom no woman would have seen anything to dislike."
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"In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity."
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"Courage, self-reliance and decisiveness are the main traits that define a man."
Ogwo David Emenike
"Courage, self-reliance and decisiveness are the main traits that define a man."
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"If you think, you are important, you are not."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"If you think, you are important, you are not."
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"There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage."
Seneca
"There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage."
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"A Man's management of his own purse speaks volumes about character."
Thomas Jefferson
"A Man's management of his own purse speaks volumes about character."
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"Have you ever known a person who was highly intelligent, yet their lack of character destroyed your impression of them? Even though they may have been accomplished, articulate, and knowledgeable, their words became impotent and irrelevant."
Susan C. Young
"Have you ever known a person who was highly intelligent, yet their lack of character destroyed your impression of them? Even though they may have been accomplished, articulate, and knowledgeable, their words became impotent and irrelevant."
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"Personal discipline is a most powerful character quality and one worthy of dedicating your life to nurturing."
Elizabeth George
"Personal discipline is a most powerful character quality and one worthy of dedicating your life to nurturing."
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"Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind."
Alexander Pope
"Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind."
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"We are all actors in life. Some act like they won't amount to much while others do the opposite. You have a choice."
Mensah Oteh
"We are all actors in life. Some act like they won't amount to much while others do the opposite. You have a choice."
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"In order to be authentic, you have to make decisions based on what you want, rather than how it will be perceived."
Shannon L. Alder
"In order to be authentic, you have to make decisions based on what you want, rather than how it will be perceived."
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"I am only a peasant by position, not by nature!"
Thomas Hardy
"I am only a peasant by position, not by nature!"
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"Bitter your acts, bitter am I,Kindness your deeds, kindness am I,Pleasant and gentle, so you are,Fine honeyed lips and sweet talker."
Rumi
"Bitter your acts, bitter am I,Kindness your deeds, kindness am I,Pleasant and gentle, so you are,Fine honeyed lips and sweet talker."
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"It is the apathetic person that sees the cause while the charitable person sees the need."
Shannon L. Alder
"It is the apathetic person that sees the cause while the charitable person sees the need."
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"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
"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."
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"When people undermine your values, they've strong reasons. For example, they mistaken your passion for excellence as perfectionism..."
Assegid Habtewold
"When people undermine your values, they've strong reasons. For example, they mistaken your passion for excellence as perfectionism..."
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"It is virtues that make a man not prosperity."
Sunday Adelaja
"It is virtues that make a man not prosperity."
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"Words let you know what is in someone's mind, deeds let you know what is in someone's heart, and character lets you know what is in someone's soul."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"Words let you know what is in someone's mind, deeds let you know what is in someone's heart, and character lets you know what is in someone's soul."
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"If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about."
Shannon L. Alder
"If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about."
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"We must be courageous yet humble and do what is right not what will make you popular,"
Debasish Mridha
"We must be courageous yet humble and do what is right not what will make you popular,"
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"It is better to be gentle than rude."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"It is better to be gentle than rude."
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"This virtuous and very industrious woman needs physical strength and ability to do the work of her life, the work of love."
Elizabeth George
"This virtuous and very industrious woman needs physical strength and ability to do the work of her life, the work of love."
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"An evil person will have evil friends. A righteous person will have righteous friends. The company you keep is hidden treasure or masked demise."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"An evil person will have evil friends. A righteous person will have righteous friends. The company you keep is hidden treasure or masked demise."
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"He knew what retributions your devils are liable to bring for the way you treat your wife and women or behave while your father is on his deathbed, what you ought to think of your pleasure, of acting like a cockroach; he had the intelligence for the comparison. He had the intelligence to be sublime. But sublimity can't exist only as a special gift of the few, due to an accident of origin, like being born an albino. If it were, what interest would we have in it?"
Saul Bellow
"He knew what retributions your devils are liable to bring for the way you treat your wife and women or behave while your father is on his deathbed, what you ought to think of your pleasure, of acting like a cockroach; he had the intelligence for the comparison. He had the intelligence to be sublime. But sublimity can't exist only as a special gift of the few, due to an accident of origin, like being born an albino. If it were, what interest would we have in it?"
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"There was something about Maria Graham that you could believe in " a slice of home. If not unique in her travelling, she was at least extraordinary."
Sara Sheridan
"There was something about Maria Graham that you could believe in " a slice of home. If not unique in her travelling, she was at least extraordinary."
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"Cowardice is when you hide away from your real self, and wear another self in pretense. Be yourself; that is bravery. If yourself is not better for you to be, change yourself and live in that changed self!"
Israelmore Ayivor
"Cowardice is when you hide away from your real self, and wear another self in pretense. Be yourself; that is bravery. If yourself is not better for you to be, change yourself and live in that changed self!"
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"I am not superior than anybody, don't say i am, else i won't defend you when you get caught."
Michael Bassey Johnson
"I am not superior than anybody, don't say i am, else i won't defend you when you get caught."
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"Imitate the traits of your creator."
Sunday Adelaja
"Imitate the traits of your creator."
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"Your name still rings a bell when you say something good, not by causing catastrophe in a bid to sound more interesting."
Michael Bassey Johnson
"Your name still rings a bell when you say something good, not by causing catastrophe in a bid to sound more interesting."
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"She grew more and more vexed with his dignified behavior. By a cruel irony, she was drawing out what was best in his disposition."
E. M. Forster
"She grew more and more vexed with his dignified behavior. By a cruel irony, she was drawing out what was best in his disposition."
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"You are mistaken, he is not a gentleman but a sir. Just a sir. For a gentleman is grander and a rare acquaintance."
Richelle E. Goodrich
"You are mistaken, he is not a gentleman but a sir. Just a sir. For a gentleman is grander and a rare acquaintance."
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"I've never been bothered with my conduct. I've only been bothered by people that don't get it correct when they gossip about me."
Shannon L. Alder
"I've never been bothered with my conduct. I've only been bothered by people that don't get it correct when they gossip about me."
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"He was too perfect, despite being one of the most imperfect people I knew."
Richelle Mead
"He was too perfect, despite being one of the most imperfect people I knew."
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"Through change and challenge, if our personal foundations are built with quality virtues of character and integrity, we are more resilient, healthy, and ultimately more impressive."
Susan C. Young
"Through change and challenge, if our personal foundations are built with quality virtues of character and integrity, we are more resilient, healthy, and ultimately more impressive."
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"Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character."
Bo Bennett
"Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character."
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"God desires to teach us how to submit to others and how to take the second place."
Sunday Adelaja
"God desires to teach us how to submit to others and how to take the second place."
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"If you want to be an honorable man, then be what you pretend to be."
Shannon L. Alder
"If you want to be an honorable man, then be what you pretend to be."
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"Talk about insanity. Being attracted to deVries was like a moth saying, "Hey, let's go check out that awesome bonfire"."
Cherise Sinclair
"Talk about insanity. Being attracted to deVries was like a moth saying, "Hey, let's go check out that awesome bonfire"."
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"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
"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!"
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"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."
Sunday Adelaja
"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."
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"Be as humble as Moses, as patient as Job, and as virtuous as Daniel."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"Be as humble as Moses, as patient as Job, and as virtuous as Daniel."
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"Such an impolite person. He is honest with everyone."
Ljupka Cvetanova
"Such an impolite person. He is honest with everyone."
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"What a person did when they were in pain said a lot about them."
Veronica Roth
"What a person did when they were in pain said a lot about them."
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"Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had."
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"Even the richest of brands are robbed by poor character."
Criss Jami
"Even the richest of brands are robbed by poor character."
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"Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given."
Plato
"Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given."
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"Your behavior is the sum total of your action and reaction to issues and people around you."
Jaachynma N.E. Agu
"Your behavior is the sum total of your action and reaction to issues and people around you."
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"Humility is a quality for which I have only a limited admiration. In many phases of life it is a great mistake and degenerates into defensiveness and hypocrisy."
E. M. Forster
"Humility is a quality for which I have only a limited admiration. In many phases of life it is a great mistake and degenerates into defensiveness and hypocrisy."
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"Your actions reveals your thoughts."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Your actions reveals your thoughts."
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"Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!"
C. JoyBell C.
"Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!"
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