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“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.” —Henry Ford (1863-1953) founder of Ford Motor Company “You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.” —Abraham Lincoln (1809-65), 16th U.S. President, famous quotes “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” —Carol Burnett (b. 1933), comedian “Parents can only give good advice or put [their children] on the right path, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” —Anne Frank (1929-1945), diarist “The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” —Vincent “Vince” Lombardi (1913-1970), athletic coach “The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge; it is always simple and direct.” —Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), 30th US President “Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.” —Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), philosopher “A man's character is his fate.” —Heraclitus (535-475 B.C.), philosopher “The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions.” —William F. Scolavino “Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.” —Phillip Brooks “The only guide to a man is his conscience.” —Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British statesman, prime minister, author, Nobel Prize winner “It's right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.” —James Mackintosh (1765-1832), political theorist “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” —Abraham Lincoln (1809-65), 16th U.S. President “Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.” —Horace Greeley (1811-1872), editor and publisher “Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.” —Washington Irving (1783-1859), author “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” —Proverb “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” —James Michener “Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.” —Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), naturalist, author, philosopher “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” —John R. Wooden (b. 1910) basketball coach, author “Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.” —George Santayana (1863-1952), philosopher, poet “Character is much easier kept than recovered.” —Thomas Paine (1737-1809), political theorist, writer “Character wants room; must not be crowded on by persons, nor be judged from glimpses got in the press of affairs, or on few occasions. It needs perspective, as a great building.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), essayist, poet, philosopher “Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function. Living is the functionary. The stream retreats to its source. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), essayist, poet, philosopher “Action is character.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), novelist, screenwriter “If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in your debt long.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), philosopher, scientist, author “Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self-respect springs.” —Joan Didion (b. 1934), journalist, essayist, novelist “Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.” —Elmer G. Letterman “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” —Japanese Proverb “Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.” —Welsh Proverb “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), scholar, writer, philosopher
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