A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
I think those who object to my characterizing man as simple want somehow to retain a deep mystery at his core.
Character is the essence of all that a man has seen in life and regards as high and exalted. Character is like truth: the substance of the things that a man has forgotten but the substance of the things that are worth remembering in life.
What is character? It is that quality of man which is going to make a man, in an hour of strain, do the just and, if possible, the generous thing.
The man of character is the persistent man, the man who is faithful to his own word, his own convictions, his own affections.
A man's character is his fate.
Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.
Everyone is complicated one way or another. But it's interesting to dig into a complicated character, to try to find that within yourself.
Character is the starting point from which we go on. When I say a man has character, I mean that when you go to that man and say, 'What are the facts in this case?' he will tell you the truth, justly, truly, and wisely as he knows, with the minimum of exhibitionism and the maximum of devotion to the common cause.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.