character

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and so is our character.

True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person__he undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments__s the true measure of lasting greatness.

A few years ago, honesty was the hallmark of a man of good character. But it__ been set aside for an __t__ all right if you don__ get caught_ philosophy.

Trials and difficulties may assail the life of a believer, but they also have the ability to remold his character and banish from his life those impurities which might impair growth and service.

In all of these centuries there has not been the slightest shadow of change in the nature of God or in His attitude toward sin.The Bible teaches from the beginning to the end that adultery and fornication are sin, and the attitude of churchmen does not alter its character.

God never directs in a way contrary to His character. When the Scriptures tell us that He will direct our paths, we can be assured that when He is in control, no matter how thorny the path, He will not tell us to jump off a cliff.

A godlikeness of character is the Christian__ proper heritage in this earthly walk.

It is unfair to attribute virtues beyond a person__ true character.

One of the real tests of Christian character is to be found in the lives we live from day to day.

In character-building and in living the Christian life, concentration is important. The [person] who has a general interest in everything usually isn__ too good at anything.

Integrity means that we are trustworthy and dependable, and our character is above reproach.

How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don't let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses

The viewpoint character in each story is usually someone trapped in a living nightmare, but this doesn't guarantee that we and the protagonist are at one. In fact Woolrich often makes us pull away from the person at the center of the storm, splitting our reaction in two, stripping his protagonist of moral authority, denying us the luxury of unequivocal identification, drawing characters so psychologically warped and sometimes so despicable that a part of us wants to see them suffer. Woolrich also denies us the luxury of total disidentification with all sorts of sociopaths, especially those who wear badges. His Noir Cop tales are crammed with acts of police sadism, casually committed or at least endorsed by the detective protagonist. These monstrosities are explicitly condemned almost never and the moral outrage we feel has no internal support in the stories except the objective horror of what is shown, so that one might almost believe that a part of Woolrich wants us to enjoy the spectacles. If so, it's yet another instance of how his most powerful novels and stories are divided against themselves so as to evoke in us a divided response that mirrors his own self-division.("Introduction")

An author is similar to an actor. They play many characters in their lives__hotographer, nurse, dancer, doctor, writer, etc. As an author, you have to learn your craft, know each and every element to become that character you__e writing about to be able to live and breathe what they do.

I believe that all novels, ... deal with character, and that it is to express character _ not to preach doctrines, sing songs, or celebrate the glories of the British Empire, that the form of the novel, so clumsy, verbose, and undramatic, so rich, elastic, and alive, has been evolved ... The great novelists have brought us to see whatever they wish us to see through some character. Otherwise they would not be novelists, but poet, historians, or pamphleteers.

The best way to detect the destructive element in someone is to watch closely their behavioural pattern when given authority over poverty.

Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes.

Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself. A martyr at the stake may have happiness that a king on his throne might envy. Man is the creator of his own happiness. It is the aroma of life, lived in harmony with high ideals. For what a man has he may be dependent upon others; what he is rests with him alone.