“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.”
“As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved.”
“Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.”
“The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.”
“In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory.”
“No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character.”
“Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation.”
“Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those circumstances by which nature forms our habits, by which we are nurtured and live.”
“A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.”
“Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.”
“The more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.”
“When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.”
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