Anthony Trollope on character

Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.

No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.

Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

John Wooden1910–2010

Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.

Tacitus55–120

Character is higher than intellect… A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.

Ralph Waldo Emerson1803–1882The American Scholar (1837), par. 27