Names of the Colours

Fate is character. - William Winter

Fame is the thirst of youth. - Lord Byron

Polite conversation is rarely either. - Fran Lebowitz

Character is perfectly educated will. - Novalis

Death ends a life, not a relationship. - Jack Lemmon

Adversity tests a man's true character. - Unknown

Assumptions are the termites of relationships. - Henry Winkler

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. - John Wooden

Treasure your relationships, not your possessions. - Anthony J. D'Angelo

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight. - Leo Rosten

Character is not given to us; we build it ourselves. - Mabel Hale

A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once. - Phyllis Diller

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

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character. - Dag Hammarskjold

Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others. - Wayne Dyer

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

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. - Anne Frank

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden

I wanted a man who wouldn't stray so I'm dating a guy on house arrest. - Kim Bove

I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic. - Drew Barrymore

Making mistakes reveals human nature. How one deals with them reveals character. - Unknown

John Wooden was a hall of fame character long before he was a hall of fame coach. - John C Maxwell

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - James Russel Lowell

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. - George Bernard Shaw

Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time. - Elbert Green Hubbard

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon your word. - Lord Chesterfield

Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. - Joseph Campbell

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. - Malcolm S Forbes

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. - Buddha

Character is, in the long run, the decisive factor in the life of individuals and of nations alike. - Theodore Roosevelt

The real test of your character is your treatment of those who can be of no possible service to you. - Unknown

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

A man of character does not expect to be liked by everyone, nor does he worry about being liked by anyone. - Unknown

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

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. - Dale Carnegie

I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and the passion that count in success. - Ingrid Bergman

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

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. - Andre Maurois

Education commences on the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. - Hosea Ballou