character

Known

By aaforringer on June 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

The character of a man is known from his conversations. Menander Menander (c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at… Read More ›

Character

By aaforringer on December 14, 2017 • ( 1 )

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, and naturalist, who served… Read More ›

Destiny

By aaforringer on October 29, 2013 • ( 0 )

Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny. Tryon Edwards From Wikipedia: Tryon Edwards (1809–1894) was an American theologian, best known for compiling A Dictionary of Thoughts,… Read More ›

Reveal

By aaforringer on April 11, 2013 • ( 0 )

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think is laughable.- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) Again a person who I knew nothing about but truly enjoyed the quote. Here again is a very little research…. Read More ›