The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
John Milton

Habits change into character.
Ovid

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.
Ovid

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.
Dag Hammarskjold

During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.
Bernard Baruch

The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part.
Miguel de Cervantes

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.
Roger Babson

Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals.
David Hume

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.
Henry Clay

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
Henry Clay

You want to play another kind of character in another genre, and it's been something I've been trying to do if I can in the career so far, and it's something I hope to continue because it's interesting to me and you get to do different things as an actor.
Keanu Reeves

I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.
Dana Carvey

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.
Samuel Butler

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.
Ralph W. Sockman

It is the food which you furnish to your mind that determines the whole character of your life.
Emmet Fox

The highest qualities of character... must be earned.
Lyman Abbott

I gradually work myself into a frenzy as the shoot approaches, while we're choosing the costumes or working with the make-up artist. I'm not so much interested in my character as the film itself.
Jeanne Moreau

To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past.
Jeanne Moreau

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.
Louisa May Alcott

There's one thing everyone should understand: I like my character.
Dennis Rodman