Character

Abraham Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Abraham Lincoln

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Charles de Gaulle

The promotion of one man above others is not justified unless he brings to the table impetus and the guarantee of character.

Charles de Gaulle

Character is the virtue of difficult times.

Guy Bedos

Be he black, Jew or Arab, a good guy is a good guy and a jerk will always be a jerk.

Winston Churchill

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong

Friedrich Nietzsche

It says nothing against the ripeness of a spirit that it has a few worms.

Friedrich Nietzsche

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage.

Friedrich Nietzsche

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.

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