Character Of A Man

Many a man\\’s reputation

Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. Elbert Hubbard

It is in the relaxation of security; it is in the expansion of prosperity; it is in the hour of dilatation of the heart, and of its softening into festivity and pleasure, that the real character of men is discerned. Edmund Burke

The condition of women

The condition of women affords in all countries the best criterion by which to judge the character of men. Frances Wright

You get to know

You get to know more of the character of a man in a round of golf than in six months of political experience. David Lloyd George

A man who has

A man who has cured himself of all ridiculous prepossessions, and is fully, sincerely, and steadily convinced, from experience as well as philosophy, that the difference of fortune makes less difference in happiness than is vulgarly imagined; such a one does not measure out degrees of esteem according to the rent-rolls of his acquaintance. … … Read more

It’s easy to enjoy

It’s easy to enjoy your job and enjoy other people when things are going good. When you’re faced with adversity is when the character of men is measured. There’s a Mennonite proverb, ‘Man, like a tree, is measured best when cut down.’ Dan Quisenberry

Faced with crisis, the

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself. Charles de Gaulle

Also, I do not

Also, I do not like the companionship of women. They are petty and personal. They hang on to their mysteries and secrets, they act and pretend. I like the character of men better. Anais Nin

Every man has three

Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. Alphonse Karr

If a man’s character

If a man’s character is to be abused there’s nobody like a relative to do the business. Alexander Pope