I come from a theater background, so I always like to dissect the scene and try to get some hint about what the author was trying to get at. I still look up the meaning of the name of the character to see if there are any clues in that.

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Want of exercise was beginning to affect his health and to give him the weak and excitable character of a young German student.

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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

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Have no regrets. Every relationship leads you to where you're meant to be. Learn to be comfortable with being alone. Learn to be comfortable with saying no to people; we put everybody else before ourselves. Read great literature; don't get all your information from TV. Define your moral code - nobody else is going to give you that. Find it yourself. Keep asking questions, keep challenging. You don't have to conform. Rebellion creates character. And, as my mother always said to me, "Don't let anyone break your spirit!"

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Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.

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I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.― Charlotte Brontë

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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. ― John Wooden

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Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.

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Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for?

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If you grow yourself to become a successful person, in strength of character and mind, you will naturally be successful in anything and everything you do.

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