T. S. Eliot Quotes, Passion Quotes, Character Quotes

A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance.

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For it is not true, as some treatise-mongers lay down in their systems, of the probity of the speaker, that it contributes nothing to persuasion; but moral character nearly, I may say, carries with it the most sovereign efficacy in making credible.

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The man who now confronted Gashford, was a squat, thickset personage, with a low, retreating forehead, a coarse shock head of hair, and eyes so small and near together, that his broken nose alone seemed to prevent their meeting and fusing into one of the usual size.

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Tags : Charles Dickens Quotes , Character Quotes , Eye Quotes

The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial; they abide with realities, they do not remain with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.

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The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.

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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

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Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.

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Tags : Anne Frank Quotes , Lying Quotes , Character Quotes

By examining characters lighting the way to hell, as it were, are readers spared iniquity? Are stories a heeded warning, or merely an entertainment? Each story in the collection tries to wrestle with these questions.

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The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. And a man will worship something ... That which dominates will determine his life and character. Therefore it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.

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Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Writing Quotes , Character Quotes

The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.

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We have divided the Virtues of the Soul into two groups, the Virtues of the Character and the Virtues of the Intellect.

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Alike for the nation and the individual, the one indispensable requisite is character.

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Tags : Theodore Roosevelt Quotes , Character Quotes , Individual Quotes

Good-humor only teaches charms to last, Still makes new conquests and maintains the past.

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Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.

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Tags : Horace Quotes , Character Quotes , Lasts Quotes

The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction, the masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.

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The fighter (like the writer) must stand alone. If he loses he cannot call an executive conference and throw off on a vice president or the assistant sales manager. He is consequently resented by fractional characters who cannot live outside an organization.

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Tags : A. J. Liebling Quotes , Character Quotes , Organization Quotes

Temperament is the thermometer of character.

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Tags : Honore De Balzac Quotes , Character Quotes , Thermometers Quotes

Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.

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The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.

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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.

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Tags : Akira Kurosawa Quotes , Character Quotes , May Quotes