Personality And Character Quotes

Personality And Character Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Abraham Lincoln, Alphonse Karr, William Lyon Phelps, Bruce Barton, James Anthony Froude and many others.

Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in

Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln
Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
Alphonse Karr
The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and character].
William Lyon Phelps
If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.
Bruce Barton
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
James Anthony Froude
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Abraham Lincoln
I wonder if any element of interior design is more personal than color? Nothing can more quicly reveal aspect of personality and character than the choice – or absence – of color.
Van Day Truex
Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop the mask, at least for a moment, so he can capture on his film their real, undistorted personality and character.
Philippe Halsman
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
Thomas Paine
When friends enter a home, they sense its personality and character, the family’s style of living – these elements make a house come alive with a sense of identity, a sense of energy, enthusiasm, and warmth , declaring: “This is how we are; this is how we live.”
Ralph Lauren
Women show off their personality and character through accessories more than with low-cut shirts and skirts with huge slits.
Sarah Lafleur
We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.
Albert Camus
Man’s main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.
Erich Fromm
The great thing about acting is that you get to be a lot of different things in one lifetime. You get to explore different personalities and characters.
Eva Amurri