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A man's character is most evident by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or reciprocate. — Paul Eldridge

Greatness of mind becomes an object of love only when the power at work in it itself has a noble character — Karl Jaspers

If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character. — Matthew Simpson

Character - not wealth, power, or position - is the supreme word. — John D. Rockefeller

Letti wasn't born to pass through the world. She had been born to sit atop of it. — S.R. Crawford

To test a man's character, give him power. Once people have power they will always reveal themselves. — Zelda La Grange

Nothing, indeed, but the possession of some power can with any certainty discover what at the bottom is the true character of any man. — Edmund Burke

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be believed. — Aristotle.

Do not lower your standard to keep anyone. Make them meet you at your level. Self respect is power. — Auliq Ice

The greatest advantage of books does not always come from what we remember of them, but from their suggestiveness, their character-building power. — Orison Swett Marden

Strive to be a person of character not a person of power. — Debasish Mridha

Character is power, and is the best advertisement in the world. — Orison Swett Marden

I lack what the English call character, by which they mean the power to refrain. — Alan Bennett

Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill character. If anybody reports you not to be an honest man let your practice give him the lie. — Marcus Aurelius

The power of movies lies in the fact that it enables the viewer to enter the reality, to some extent, of the characters. — Eckhart Tolle

what is the truth about the inner motivations, character, and ambition of those who hold power? — Stephen R. Covey

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character. — William Arthur Ward

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

Have confidence in God's character, love, and power. — Katy Kauffman

No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece. — Orison Swett Marden

Nothing discloses character like the use of power. — Robert Green Ingersoll

Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character. — Plautus

Don't be intimidated by power, wealth or station, character alone makes all the difference. — Joe Biden

My People: Prepared and never scared, fueled by faith in a sea of despair - we rise and we shine, 'cause it's like that'! — T.F. Hodge

Groom yourself into a character that God will trust with power and success. — Esther Thomas

The power of the pen does not reside in the ink but in the character of the person doing the writing. — Aaron Fruh

Kindness is strength, courtesy is power. — T.A. Uner

Every day, strive to refine your contagious shine, and shake the nonsense offered by those who lack the will to polish-up from within. — T.F. Hodge

Economic power is not the same as strength of national character. Our country may be rich in goods, but we are poor in spirit. — Richard M. Nixon

The hero was the sort of character you could feel yourself falling in love with, no matter how much you tried to convince yourself that he wasn't real — Heather James

The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak. — Augustus Hare

Humans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they make. We [vampires] try to elect ours based solely on the strength of their character. — Darren Shan

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted. — Alfred Adler

[priests are] the pretenders to power and dominion, and to a superior sanctity of character, distinct from virtue and good morals. — David Hume

You put a character out there and you're in their power. You're in trouble if they're in yours. — Ann Beattie

Power does not alter a man's character. It merely reveals it. — Carlos Fuentes

Does not the possibility or the power to do something about the situation at hand confer on one the responsibility to do it? — Rollo May

Some say knowledge is power, but that is not true. Character is power. — Sathya Sai Baba

Power is a test - the test - of character. — Evalyn Walsh McLean

In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. — Bruce Lee

Do not judge a man by where he stands, but how he reached there. — Raheel Farooq

Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness. — John Howe

There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice. — Plutarch

Energy of will may be defined to be the very central power of character in a man. — Samuel Smiles

No man can use his Bible with power unless he has the character of Jesus in his heart. — Alan Redpath

Money equals business which equals power, all of which come from character and trust. — J. P. Morgan

Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want. Freedom is the strength of character to do what is good, true, noble, and right. — Matthew Kelly

Power does not corrupt; it merely elevates the degree in which something is done that has already been pursued. — Felix O. Hartmann

When you play a character with power and energy, people lock into that and go, "Oh, this must be the guy." — Jeremy Piven

Decision power is knowledge-based, wisdom-driven and character-oriented. — Pearl Zhu

The surest way to reveal one's character is not through adversity but by giving them power. — Abraham Lincoln

Character is power. — Booker T. Washington

The only color we must be cynical about is never skin color but, the color of character for what character can do, skin color may never be able to do. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Great power requires great character if it is to be a blessing and not a curse, and that character is something we only grow toward. — Dallas Willard

The power of our country relies on the character that comes out of each of our homes. — Dan Groat

The alleged power to charm down insanity, or ferocity in beasts, is a power behind the eye. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Prayer is, above all, a means of forming character. It combines freedom and power with service and love. What — Dallas Willard

One should try to locate power at the extreme of its exercise, where it is always less legal in character. — Michel Foucault

She lives like tomorrow isn't coming and yesterday never happened. — Crystal Woods

The measure of a man is what he does with power. — Plato

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. — John Adams

Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young. — Aristotle.

Knowledge earns you power, character earns you respect. — Bruce Lee

Absolute power doesn't corrupt, but rather, reveals character. — Orrin Woodward

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. — Richard Bach

The power of a woman is in her beauty. Show it off every time you have the chance — Bangambiki Habyarimana

The hammer and the anvil are the two hemispheres of every true reformer's character. — J.G. Holland

Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character. — Aristotle.

Sound character is our greatest asset because it provides the power with which we may ride the emergencies of life instead of going down under them. — Napoleon Hill

If we must accept fate we are not less compelled to affirm liberty, the significance of the individual, the grandeur of duty, the power of character. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The formidable power of geography determines the character and performance of a people. — Ethel Wilson