Character

"When people show you — or tell you—who they are, believe them the first time."                 - Maya Angelou ...

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”                   - Helen Keller ...

"Humility is attentive patience." - Simone Weil ...

“Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.” - Samuel Johnson ...

“Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?” - ...

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” - Voltaire ...

“Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” ― Oscar Wilde ...

"Character is much easier kept than recovered." - Thomas Paine ...

"An empty man is full of himself." - Edward Abbey ...

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people."    -Eleanor Roosevelt ...