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It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
We know who is benevolent, by quite other means than the amount of subscriptions to soup-societies. It is only low merits that canbe enumerated.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-command is the main elegance.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men of character are the conscience of the society to which they belong.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Profound sincerity is the only basis of talent as of character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do what you know and perception is converted into character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every man's nature is a sufficient advertisement to him of the character of his fellows.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
For a great nature, it is a happiness to escape a religious training; religion of character is so apt to be invaded.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happy will the house be in which the relationships are formed from character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Remarkable trait in the American Character is the union, not very infrequent, of Yankee cleverness with spiritualism.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you act, you show character; if you sit still, you show it; if you sleep you show it.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Heaven sometimes hedges a rare character about with ungainliness and odium, as the burr that protects the fruit.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man's fortunes are the fruit of his character. A man's friends are his magnetisms.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The victories of character are instant, and victories for all.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wise man, the true friend, the finished character, we seek everywhere, and only find in fragments.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single man. His character determines the character of the organization.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is remarkable, the character of the pleasure we derive from the best books.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The force of character is cumulative.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gross and obscure natures, however decorated, seem impure shambles; but character gives splendor to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our opinions of the world, are confessions of character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Repose and cheerfulness is the badge of the gentleman; repose in energy.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is that which can do without success.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and fortune.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not for nothing one face, one character, one fact makes much impression on him, and another none.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
No change in circumstances can repair a defect of character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character teaches above our wills.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza; - read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The alleged power to charm down insanity, or ferocity in beasts, is a power behind the eye.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature magically suits the man to his fortunes, by making these the fruit of his character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who heeds the waste abyss of possibility? The ocean is everywhere the same, but it has no character until seen with the shore or the ship.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is an invincible force, which acts by presence and without means
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Human character evermore publishes itself. The most fugitive deed and word, the intimated purpose, express character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
That which dominates our imagination and our thoughts will determine our life and character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The antidote to this abuse of formal Government, is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Conversation is our account of ourselves ... Conversation is the vent of character as well as thoughts ... It is the laboratory of the student.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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
He is a dull observer whose experience has not taught him the reality and force of magic, as well as of chemistry.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Divine persons are character born, or, to borrow a phrase from Napoleon, they are victory organized.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The foundation of culture, as of character, is at last the moral sentiment.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson