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Character Defined !

Character is power; it makes friends,
draws patronage and support,
and opens a sure way to wealth,
honor, and happiness.
~John Howe

Personality can open doors,
but only character can keep them open.
~Elmer G. Letterman

The true test of character is not how much we know how to do,
but how we behave when we don't know what to do.
~John Holt

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only through experience of trial and suffering
can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired,
and success achieved.
~Helen Keller

Nearly all men can stand adversity,
but if you want to test a man's character,
give him power.
~Abraham Lincoln

The measure of a man's real character is
what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
~Thomas B. Macaulay

Bluntness is a virtue.
~Allison Ling

When you choose your friends,
don't be short-changed by choosing personality
over character.
~W. Somerset Maugham

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