Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.
A man's character is his fate.
Man is the creature of circumstances.
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
The man that makes a character, makes foes.
The man of character is the persistent man, the man who is faithful to his own word, his own convictions, his own affections.
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
Plot makes the character just as history makes the man.