How Men Think

I do. That is character! - Theodore Roosevelt

Polite conversation is rarely either. - Fran Lebowitz

Sports do not build character; they reveal it. - John Wooden

Assumptions are the termites of relationships. - Henry Winkler

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath. - Solon

Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success. - John Hays Hammond

Before you marry keep both eyes open; after marriage shut one. - Jamaican Proverb

If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it. - Unknown

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. - Andre Maurois

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. - Anne Frank

Marriage is a lottery, but you can't tear up your ticket if you lose. - F.M. Knowles

I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic. - Drew Barrymore

In marriage, being the right person is as important as finding the right person. - Wilbert Donald Gough

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. - Gloria Steinem

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. - Ronald Reagan

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

Marriage is the harmony of God synchronizing two wills with the will of the Father. - Ravi Zacharias

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - James Russel Lowell

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another's. - Jean Paul Richter

A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character. - Tesio

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

I've come to realize that real growth of character takes place in the valleys of life. - Dave Dravecky

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest. - Thomas J. Barnardo

Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be thankful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. - Harvey Mackay

Character is, in the long run, the decisive factor in the life of individuals and of nations alike. - Theodore Roosevelt

The real test of your character is your treatment of those who can be of no possible service to you. - Unknown

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have a great relationship with the blacks. I've always had a great relationship with the blacks. - Donald Trump

It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A man of character does not expect to be liked by everyone, nor does he worry about being liked by anyone. - Unknown

Going without food or water will kill the body, but the lack of relationship will kill the minds and spirit. - David Jeremiah

The most happy marriage I can picture or imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Xylophone: Revolutionary communication device that turns the sounds of the voice into a mellow, musical chime - Daffynitions joe-ks.com

A relationship without trust is like a car without gas. You can stay in it all you want, but it won't go anywhere. - Jay Shetty

Valentine's Day: Rubbing singles' noses in their lack of a mate and the noses of couples in their lack of time. - Emma McLaughlin

For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the only miracle the Vatican has overlooked. - Bill Cosby

I would solve a lot of literary problems just thinking about a character in the subway, where you can't do anything anyway. - Toni Morrison

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. - Andre Maurois

Imagining what a character will do in a given situation - it's like an equation, and working it out is a marathon rather than a sprint. - Callum Turner

I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character. - J K Rowling