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A man's true character comes out when he's drunk. -- Charles Chaplin
True character arises from a deeper well than religion. -- E. O. Wilson
To find a man's true character, play golf with him. -- P. G. Wodehouse
A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, or by millions; whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, (or by any other name indicating his true character,) or by millions, calling themselves a government. -- Lysander Spooner
The true character of ministry is a servants heart. -- Harold Warner
Our true character comes out in the way we pray. -- Oswald Chambers
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force. -- Voltaire
Some say knowledge is power, but that is not true. Character is power. -- Sathya Sai Baba
people don't change, they just have momentary steps outside of their true character -- Chad Kultgen
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children. -- Nelson Mandela
You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals. -- Paul McCartney
No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character. -- Seneca the Younger
It's not our mistakes that define us. It's the lessons we learn that show our true character. -- Cassia Leo
Your true character Is most accurately measured by how you treat those who can do 'Nothing' for you -- Mother Teresa
True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character. -- Anne Frank
No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the subjective nature of the mind. -- Dalai Lama
That which the sober man keeps in his breast, the drunken man lets out at the lips. Astute people, when they want to ascertain a man's true character, make him drunk. -- Martin Luther
We all have defining moments. It is in these moments that we find our true characters. We become heroes or cowards; truth tellers or liars; we go forward or we go backward. -- Robert Kiyosaki
The stresses of high-altitude climbing reveal your true character; they unmask who you really are. You no longer have all the social graces to hide behind, to play roles. You are the essence of what you are. -- David Breashears
Incredibly deep research combines with the talents of a fine historian and writer to produce superb narrative history. The true character and relationship of these two iconic westerners emerge to suppress myth and correct more than a century of tomes laden with bad history. -- Robert M. Utley
To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name. -- Thomas Merton
The cross is like a walnut whose outer rind is bitter, but the inner kernel is pleasant and invigorating. So the cross does not offer any charm of outward appearance, but to the cross-bearer its true character is revealed, and he finds in it the choicest sweets of spiritual peace. -- Sadhu Sundar Singh
What a person says and does in ordinary moments when when no one is looking reveals more about true character than grand actions taken while in the spotlight. Our true character is revealed by normal, consistent, everyday attitudes and behavior, not by self-conscious words or deeds or rare acts of moral courage. -- Michael Josephson
Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man's real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact index to a man's true character. All through Scripture there is an intimate correlation between the development of a man's character and how he handles his money. -- Richard Halverson
The true character of ministry is a servants heart. -- Harold Warner
Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government. -- James K. Polk
The Reformation did not directly touch the question of the true character of God's church. -- John Nelson Darby
No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent. -- Marcelene Cox
True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion. -- Corliss Lamont
It is only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you discover to your surprise that you have rendered something in its true character. -- Camille Pissarro
It's the misfortune of German authors that not a single one of them dares to expose his true character. Everyone thinks that he has to be better than he is. -- Franz Grillparzer
People who don't know the true character of God - who don't believe He is merciful, gracious and slow to anger - can never have a close, personal, intimate relationship with Him. -- Joyce Meyer
And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist. -- Anna Friel
I met the real George Steinbrenner on only one occasion when he actually came and played himself on an episode of 'Seinfeld.' He seemed to really enjoy himself. I did not get to know him, but the fact that he allowed himself and his beloved team to be satirized on our show is an indication to me of his true character. -- Jason Alexander
Adversity defines true character. -- Ray Lewis
True beauty is a beautiful character shinning through. -- TemitOpe Ibrahim
It is never too late to show true character. -- Bill Courtney
A man's true character comes out when he's drunk. -- Charles Chaplin
You will see true character after a defeated ambition -- Bangambiki Habyarimana
True success depends more on character than on intellect. -- Alfred Armand Montapert
Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character. -- George Ade
Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The true athlete should have character, not be a character -- John Wooden
The true character of epistolary style is playfulness and urbanity. -- Joseph Joubert
Intentions are invisible but they are the true test of character. -- Alfred Armand Montapert
In writing, as in life, always be true to your character. -- Laurie Faria Stolarz
Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true! -- Pete Maravich
CORE ADOREOur true worth lies in our character, not in our accomplishments -- Kamil Ali
THE TRUE CHARACTER OF A PERSON IN SEEN WHEN HE/SHE IS ALONE... -- VENKATA NAVEEN KASAGANA
True hope is based on energy of character. A strong mind always hopes!! -- Karl Ludwig von Knebel
To a leader, reputation is an option, but true character is a necessity! -- Israelmore Ayivor
Religion is the fruit of the Spirit, a Christian character, a true life. -- Henry Ward Beecher
The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody's watching. -- Charles Caleb Colton
The true expression of Christian character is not in good-doing but in God-likeness. -- Oswald Chambers
True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon. -- Stephen Covey
The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife. -- Cyril Connolly
True character is revealedby the way people react to the bigger challenges in life. -- Alyson Noel
The hammer and the anvil are the two hemispheres of every true reformer's character. -- J. G. Holland
It's only when it comes to crunch time that people's true character comes out. -- Virginia Wade
It takes true strength of character to redefine your limits by pushing past them. -- Katherine Reutter
the fool is the one true cosmopolite - the one character common to all nationalities. -- Helen McCloy
Each thing in its way, when true to its own character, is equally beautiful. (p 41) -- Edward Abbey
The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood. -- Mary McLeod Bethune
I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part. -- Denzel Washington
It is only when one is under extreme duress that one's true character is revealed. -- Christopher Earle
It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may reveal it more clearly. -- John Osborne
I stay true, because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character. -- Forest Whitaker
The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching. -- John Wooden
The wise man, the true friend, the finished character, we seek everywhere, and only find in fragments. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
In books and in life, you need to read several pages before someone's true character is revealed. -- Gail Carson Levine
One line of dialogue that rings true reveals character in a way that pages of description can't. -- Anne Lamott
It's absolutely true that it's almost impossible to play a character without having any affection for him. -- Michael Shanks
The true greatness of a nation lies in its character, not in its economic or military power. -- Daniel L Dreisbach
The human mind, I believe, cares for the True only in the general character of an epoch. -- Alfred de Vigny
Maybe you have to live under cover for a while before you can find your true character. -- Hugo Hamilton
I think a lot of drama, nowadays, is character-based and development-based, but 'True Blood' is very plot-oriented. -- Deborah Ann Woll
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The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection. -- William Howard Taft
The true test of character is to live win-win even when promoted to positions where win-lose is possible. -- Orrin Woodward
For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come true. -- Dean Norris
Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work. -- Orison Swett Marden
Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word. -- Lord Acton
God's Word is true whether we believe it or not. Human unbelief cannot alter the character of God. -- Aiden Wilson Tozer
The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better. -- Helen Keller
If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope. -- Ryan Gosling
You can be true to the character all you want but you've got to go home with yourself. -- Julia Roberts
Being called a person, as such, indicates that one should only have one character and be true to it. -- Anjelica Huston
The true test of a person's character is how they treat the people in life that they don't need. -- Lee Corso
You only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character -- Anne Frank
The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out. -- William Howard Taft
To remain absolutely free is what a true and authentic life is. So never gather any character - remain characterless. -- Rajneesh
I always just get excited about the character. When something rings true for me, then I'm ready to do it. -- Bridget Regan
I'm constantly trying to mine the DNA of John Constantine and stay true to that character in the comic books. -- Matt Ryan
I think it was coach Lombardi that said, 'Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.' And that's so true. -- Mike Sherman
Character is the aim of true education; and science, history, and literature are but means used to accomplish this desired end. -- David O. McKay
The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned. -- Bryan Stevenson
Everything you do is different, and you find different chords in every character that you play that strike true with you. -- Scarlett Johansson
Wealth in money, mineral resources are not the real wealth. The true wealth of nation is the character of her people. -- Sunday Adelaja
If one abandons their principles when tested by struggle, they were never true principles but advertisements for character they never possessed. -- Tiffany Madison
Don't let your character change color with your environment. Find out who you are and let it stay it's true color. -- Rachel Scott
There was a saying that a man's true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory. -- Alison Goodman
Sometimes it's fun to be the guy who doesn't know that he's bad, like the character I played in 'True Blood'. -- James Frain
If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about. -- Shannon L. Alder
The true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out. -- John C. Maxwell
It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime. -- John C. Maxwell
Defend your leadership roles with your true character. Never attack your own aspirations with corruption and unfaithfulness! Keep calm and be honest! -- Israelmore Ayivor
Generally, if I can't be true to the creator's intention and spirit, I will probably shy away from working on a character. -- Darwyn Cooke
The guns on the walls that surround the prison accurately, though unwittingly, index the true character of the penitentiary in our day. -- Eugene V. Debs
You've got to be honest with yourself aesthetically about who could you play. You want to artistically be true to that character. -- Columbus Short
A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success. -- Michael Josephson
It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter. -- John Wooden
True faith rests upon the character of God and asks no further proof than the moral perfections of the One who cannot lie. -- A.W. Tozer
The true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme poverty lowers the character of the democracy. -- Aristotle
True faith rests upon the character of God and asks no further proof than the moral perfections of the One who cannot lie. -- A.W. Tozer
I know unless I'm true to myself I couldn't be happy. Too much emphasis is placed today on externals and too little on character. -- Betty White
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
The true magic of novels dwells within us individually. Each reader will interpret every single character, scene, and metaphor in a slightly different way -- Carl Henegan
If you're an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself. -- Robert De Niro

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