Aristotle Quotes, Character Quotes, Mean Quotes

Of means of persuading by speaking there are three species: some consist in the character of the speaker; others in the disposing the hearer a certain way; others in the thing itself which is said, by reason of its proving, or appearing to prove the point.

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And the glory of character is in affronting the horrors of depravity to draw thence new nobilities of power: as Art lives and thrills in new use and combining of contrasts, and mining into the dark evermore for blacker pits of night.

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

The partisan strife in which the people of the country are permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses those that preexist.

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Character repudiates intellect, yet excites it; and character passes into thought, is published so, and then is ashamed before newflashes of moral worth.

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Literary education is of no value, if it is not able to build up a sound character.

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Tags : Mahatma Gandhi Quotes , Character Quotes , Sound Quotes

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

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Tags : Aristotle Quotes , Motivation Quotes , Character Quotes

I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do. I end up writing not from my own will, but from theirs-they come alive as I write and make me do things that I couldn't have planned.

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When one's character begins to fall under suspicion and disfavor, how swift, then, is the work of disintegration and destruction.

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One who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and at the right time, posseses character worthy of our trust and admiration.

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For my part, the good novel of character is the novel I can always pick up; but the good novel of incident is the novel I can never lay down.

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Both Self-restraint and Unrestraint are a matter of extremes as compared with the character of the mass of mankind; the restrained man shows more and the unrestrained man less steadfastness than most men are capable of.

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The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.

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Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.

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Twitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella.

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Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

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Tags : Aesop Quotes , Life Quotes , Character Quotes

You do not settle whether an argument is justified by merely showing that it is of some use. The distinction is not between useful and useless experiments but between barbarous and civilized behaviour. Vivisection is a social evil because if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character.

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Tags : George Bernard Shaw Quotes , Character Quotes , Evil Quotes

SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as... the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt.

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Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Religious Quotes , Character Quotes

Jay Lethal doing that Black Machsimo character, as good as that was, it was fantastic and so entertaining. But now Jay Lethal has turned himself into this very formidable, dominant world champion, who is having some of the best matches in the entire world. So it's really cool.

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"Ecod, you may say what you like of my father, then, and so I give you leave," said Jonas. "I think it's liquid aggravation that circulates through his veins, and not regular blood..."

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Tags : Charles Dickens Quotes , Father Quotes , Character Quotes

Character is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls.

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