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Claiborne Pell

The strength of the United States i…

17 May , 2024  

The strength of the United States is not the gold at Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction that we have, but the sum total of the education and the character of our people. Great short quote and quotation by: Claiborne Pell , US Democratic politician (1918 – )

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The Buddha

The thought manifests as the word; …

2 Sep , 2020  

The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from love Born out of concern for all beings. Great short quote and quotation by: The Buddha ,

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There are many kinds of smiles, eac…

3 May , 2016  

There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness, and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness, and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity. Great short quote and quotation by: Johann Kaspar Lavater ,

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There are seven sins in the world: …

22 Sep , 2015  

There are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice and politics without principle. Great short quote and quotation by: Mahatma Gandhi , Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 – 1948)

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Thoughts lead on to purposes; purpo…

17 Jan , 2012  

Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny. Great short quote and quotation by: Tyron Edwards ,

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William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating

To display the greatest powers, unl…

13 Oct , 2011  

To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness. Great short quote and quotation by: William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating , English essayist (1778 – 1830)

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Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics

To enjoy the things we ought and to…

13 Oct , 2011  

To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character. Great short quote and quotation by: Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics , Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC – 322 BC)

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Underneath this flabby exterior is …

4 Aug , 2011  

Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Levant , (1906 – 1972)

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John Ashcroft

Unique among the nations, America r…

9 Jul , 2011  

Unique among the nations, America recognized the source of our character as being godly and eternal, not being civic and temporal. And because we have understood that our source is eternal, America has been different. We have no king but Jesus. Great short quote and quotation by: John Ashcroft , US politician (1942 – )

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John Locke

We are a kind of Chameleons, taking…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are a kind of Chameleons, taking our hue – the hue of our moral character, from those who are about us. Great short quote and quotation by: John Locke , English empiricist philosopher (1632 – 1704)

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We are armed with language adequate…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are armed with language adequate to describe each leaf of the filed, but not to describe human character. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry David Thoreau , US Transcendentalist author (1817 – 1862)

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We falsely attribute to men a deter…

15 Feb , 2011  

We falsely attribute to men a determined character – putting together all their yesterdays – and averaging them – we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support – it is worse than a large family – he is the silent poor indeed. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry David […]

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