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The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.
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Voltaire

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The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds

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The test of any man's character is how he takes praise.
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Source Unknown

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The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.
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Henry David Thoreau

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There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
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Benjamin Disraeli

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There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying.
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Colin Hay

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They are slaves who fear to speak, for the fallen and the weak.
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James Russell Lowell

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Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character.
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Horace

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To have character is to be big enough to take life on.
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Mary Caroline Richards

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Too many lives are needed to make just one.
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Eugenio Montale

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Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
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Oscar Levant

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We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.
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Henry David Thoreau

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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
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Abraham Lincoln

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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
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Euripides

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When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.
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Decimus Magnus Ausonius

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When God measures man, He puts the tape around his heart -- not his head.
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Guideposts

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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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Plato

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When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
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Confucius

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Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.
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African Proverb

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While an original is always hard to find, he is easy to recognize.
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John L. Mason

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While he was not as dumb as an ox, he was not any smarter either.
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James Thurber

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You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be.
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Johann Kaspar Lavater

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You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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Oliver Goldsmith

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You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans.
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Ronald Reagan

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