Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.  Thomas Paine quotes Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve. Robert Burns quotes Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. John Adams quotes This mode of electioneering suited neither my taste nor my principles. I thought it equally unsuitable to my personal character and to the station in which I am placed. John Quincy Adams quotes Character is a journey, not a destination. Bill Clinton quotes I ask that all Americans demonstrate in their personal and public lives...the high ethical standards that are essential to good character and to the continued success of our nation. Bill Clinton quotes A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol. Charles Horton Cooley quotes It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art. Walter Hagen quotes In this age of innovation, perhaps no experiment will have an influence more important on the character and happiness of our society than the granting to females the advantages of a systematic and thorough education. Sarah J. Hale quotes Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the people who compose the nation; and that can be done only by showing them a higher one. Maria W. Chapman quotes | 
