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“I am not an angel,' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me - for you will not get it, any more th...”
“Finally, I applied to one of my roommates, more sagacious than the rest, for advice. Dave, I said. Im broke and without prospects. Ive blown my GI Bill on flying lessons. I cant hide out here in co...”
“Top 15 Things Money Cant BuyTime. Happiness. Inner Peace. Integrity. Love. Character. Manners. Health. Respect. Morals. Trust. Patience. Class. Common sense. Dignity.”
“The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics wi...”
“True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure - the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character's essential nature.”
“Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself. A martyr at the stake may have happiness that a king on his ...”
“There is an emotional promiscuity weve noticed among many good young men and women. The young man understands something of the journey of the heart. He wants to talk, to share the journey. The woma...”
“Character is what a man is in the dark”
“My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my character was welded.”
“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
“Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.”
“Character the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.”
“In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.”
“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
“Character and purpose are directly linked to confidence and conviction. What links them? Courage to be oneself, no matter what others might say.”
“Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”
“Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.”
“Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it's what you believe, and the heck with everybody.”
“Pain defines moments in the lives of all human beings. The trial is not the endurance of pain but the choices we make regarding how to endure.”
