Quotes: Character 5

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Character 58 "One does what one is; one becomes what one does." Robert Musil. 1930. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 61 "One is vain by nature, modest by necessity." Pierre Reverdy. 1889-1960. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 71 One's opinion reveals his character. "People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." Emerson. 1860. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 82 "Every man has a mob self and an individual self, in varying proportions." D. H. Lawrence. 1929. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 91 "A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others." La Bruyere. 1688. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 116 "An attitude of permanent indignation signifies great mental poverty." Valery. 1941-43. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 141 A man who quarrels constantly to prove he is always right always puts other men in the wrong. "There is a sort of man who goes through the world in a succession of quarrels, always able to make out that he is in the right, although he never ceases to put other men in the wrong." Sir Henry Taylor. 1836. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 311 "The beautiful souls are they that are…open, and ready for all things." Montaigne. 1580-8. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 316 Insignificant people are popular if they accept their roles in life. "Insignificant people…are extremely agreeable, and even favorites, if they appear satisfied with the part they have to perform." Hazlitt. 1823. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 349 "Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week." William Dean Howells. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.

Character 60 "Nothing is so aggravating as calmness." Oscar Wilde. Portable Curmudgeon.

Character 214 "People are either charming or tedious." Oscar Wilde. Portable Curmudgeon.

Character 50 "He conquers twice who conquers himself in victory." Publius Syrus. Latin. Dictionary of Foreign Terms

Character 110 "Mastery passes often for egoism." Goethe. German. Dictionary of Foreign Terms

Character 131 "A talent is developed in quiet (or in solitude), a character in the stream of the world." Goethe. German. Dictionary of Foreign Terms

Character 133 "Be what you seem to be." Latin. Dictionary of Foreign Terms