Sunday Drive in the Country

Adversity tests a man's true character. - Unknown

Fame is proof that the people are gullible. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dreams are the touchstones of our character. - Henry David Thoreau

Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man. - Jeff Bridges

I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. - George Washington

In Hollywood, a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk. - Rita Rudner

The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships. - Eric Metaxas

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. - Napoleon Hill

Before you marry keep both eyes open; after marriage shut one. - Jamaican Proverb

Character is the root of the tree; conduct, the fruit it bears. - E.M. Bounds

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. - Ogden Nash

Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them. - Leo Rosten

It is of little traits that the greatest human character is composed. - William Winter

I was always a character actor: I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood. - Paul Newman

Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - Zig Ziglar

Nothing arouses ambition so much as the trumpet clang of another's fame. - Baltasar Gracian

The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching. - John Wooden

Want to improve your relationships? See love as a verb rather than as a feeling. - Stephen R. Covey

You can only go as high on the leadership ladder as your character will allow you. - John C Maxwell

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. - Henry David Thoreau

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. - Elbert Hubbard

We all lose our looks eventually, better develop your character and interest in life. - Jacqueline Bisset

A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character. - Tesio

Every time I try to make my marriage more exciting, my wife finds out about it right away. - Bob Monkhouse

Somehow a bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever. - Helen Rowland

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln

The key to a long and healthy marriage is that, honestly, there's nothing worth fighting about. - Jay Leno

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little. - Alexander Chase

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation. - Mark Twain

Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one. - Unknown

What we value shapes our character and will ultimately define how we lead, or whether we can lead at all. - Unknown

Don't be accusing me of taking a bribe. You know what they call that, "definition of character." - Archie Bunker

Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them. - Ogden Nash

A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia. - Jack Horner

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. - Zig Ziglar

A problem occurs when people want the benefits of a relationship with God without the responsibilities of a relationship with God. - Jim Herring

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own. - Charles De Gaulle

Forgiveness is the best form of love in any relationship. It takes a strong person to say they're sorry, and an even stronger person to forgive. - Yolanda Hadid

One advantage of marriage is that when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again. - Judith Viorst