Quotes about Character
He was a friendly but sad figure. People said of him: 'A rich man who is not proud. A fortunate man who does not look happy.
— Victor Hugo
No man was created good by God, nor can be made entirely bad by man.
— Victor Hugo
True or false, what is said about people often has as much bearing on their lives and especially on their destinies as what they do.
— Victor Hugo
Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.
— Victor Hugo
It is a novel constructed like a poem, where each character is only exceptional because if the hyperbolic manner in which he represents generality.
— Victor Hugo
The lancer put on the satisfied smirk of a bandit praised for his honesty.
— Victor Hugo
This book is a drama whose first character is the Infinite. Man is the second.
— Victor Hugo
Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
What is a novel if not a trap for catching a hero?
— Milan Kundera
If the Savior has not sanctified you, renewed you, given you a hatred of sin and a love of holiness, He has nothing in you of a saving character.
— Charles Spurgeon
Truthfulness is the main element of character.
— Brian Tracy