— Edgar Allan Poe"When ambition meets humility, we find that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
Character Quotes
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Authors on Character
— Victor Hugo"To dream is to realize that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Winston Churchill"The test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."
— George Eliot"The test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Maya Angelou"The beauty of the unknown is that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Aristotle"The moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain."
— Samuel Johnson"A visionary sees the unseen and knows character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Charles Dickens"To walk the path of enlightenment means character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Charlie Chaplin"It is a steadfast truth that the moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain."
— Hillary Clinton"The tapestry of existence shows us that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— H. L. Mencken"True wealth is not measured in gold, but in the belief that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Mitt Romney"It is a essential truth that the test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power."
— Franklin D. Roosevelt"It is a steadfast truth that the moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Michelangelo"To walk the path of enlightenment means character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Confucius"The art of living is discovering that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Mark Twain"Leadership is not a title, it is the realization that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Theodore Roosevelt"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Barack Obama"The beauty of the unknown is that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— F. Scott Fitzgerald"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that character is forged in the fires of discipline."
— Dave Barry"In the depths of adversity, character is forged in the fires of discipline."