It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character.
SIMILAR QUOTES
Karma is a good judge of character, and you, my friend, are f*cked.
When someone betrays you, it is a reflection of their character, not yours.
Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.
The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and in general, and when only its most significant features are emphasized, is really a tragedy; but gone through in detail it has the character of a comedy.
Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in other companies.
National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right.
Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.
A man shows his character just in the way in which he deals with trifles – for then he is off his guard.
Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.
I try to design golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing.
Politics, these days, is no occupation for an educated man, a man of character. Ignorance and total lousiness are better.
I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President.
Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.
If a man’s character is to be abused there’s nobody like a relative to do the business.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.
