If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about.
Shannon L. AlderTags: soul judgement character reputation personality beliefs viewpoint interests true-self causes passionate
Humans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they make. We [vampires] try to elect ours based solely on the strength of their character.
Darren ShanTags: politics strength power human character qualities mortal vampire election mortals darren-shan larten-crepsley vampaneze
There was nothing fake or added about him. He was all himself.
Colin CotterillTags: character personhood self-possession
Cooperation is a higher moral principle than competition.
Bryant McGillTags: cooperation character listening
Inner strength of character cannot be measured by any means but performance in the time of need.
K.L. TothTags: truth strength crisis character need drive test
To that point, he had always found the vicomtesse overflowing with friendly politeness, that sweet-flowing grace conferred by an aristocratic education, and which is never truly there unless it comes, automatically and unthinkingly, straight from the heart.
[...]
For anyone who had learned the social code, and Rastignac had absorbed it all in a flash, these words, that gesture, that look, that inflection in her voice, summed up all there was to know about the nature and the ways of men and women of her class. He was vividly aware of the iron hand underneath the velvet glove; the personality, and especially the self-centeredness, under the polished manners; the plain hard wood, under all the varnish. [...] Eugène had been entirely too quick to take this woman's word for her own kindness. Like all those who cannot help themselves, he had signed on the dotted line, accepting the delightful contract binding both benefactor and recipient, the very first clause of which makes clear that, as between noble souls, perfect equality must be forever maintained. Beneficience, which ties people together, is a heavenly passion, but a thoroughly misunderstood one, and quite as scarce as true love. Both stem from the lavish nature of great souls.
Tags: kindness people hypocrisy character personality ties kind beneficience
If a railroad is bent, the train shall turn over; if a man’s character is bent, he shall turn over just like that train.
Mehmet Murat ildanTags: character
Sometimes you have to look past a person’s mistakes to see God’s presence.
Shannon L. AlderTags: beauty soul character spirit beliefs true-self judgements
You can speak with spiritual eloquence, pray in public, and maintain a holy appearance... but it is your behavior that will reveal your true character.
Steve MaraboliTags: inspirational spiritual actions character holy behavior
When someone says "I Love You," it is imperative that you know if you are loved for "WHAT you are" or "WHO you are."
When the academic qualifications, professionals, positions, possessions, good look, fat bank accounts and all that has been acquired over the years are taken away, all that is left is "Who you are" - Your Personality (character, values, perceptions.)
"We are never truly loved, until we are loved for WHO and not WHAT we are
Tags: love values character personality possessions perceptions positions i-love-you who-we-are olaotan-fawehinmi good-look what-we-are
« first previous
Page 40 of 51.
next last »
Data privacy
Imprint
Contact
Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um Ihnen die bestmögliche Funktionalität bieten zu können.