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Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“What is the true test of character unless it be its progressive development in the bustle and turmoil, in the action and reaction of daily life.”

Book:Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art

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Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art

This book compiles Goethe's insights and opinions on the world, mankind, literature, science, and art, offering a comprehensive view of his philosophical and intellectual views. more

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, born on August 28, 1749, and died on March 22, 1832, was a prominent German writer, thinker, and scientist. He is one of the greatest writers in German literary history and his works have had a profound impact on the world. His most famous works include 'Faust' and 'The Sorrows of Young Werther'. more

“To be wealthy, a rich nature is the first requisite and money but the second. To be of a quick and healthy blood, to share in all honorable curiosities, to be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good of others, to love with such generosity of heart that your love is still a dear possession in absence or unkindness-these are the gifts of fortune which money cannot buy, and without which money can buy nothing.”

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“Character is the product of daily, hourly actions, and words, and thoughts; daily forgivenesses, unselfishness, kindnesses, sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of others, struggles against temptation, submissiveness under trial. Oh, it is these, like the blending colors in a picture, or the blending notes of music, which constitute the man.”

Persons Character Action Kindness Struggle Sacrifice Color Products Notes Charity Trials Temptation Unselfishness Others Struggles

Author:John Ross Macduff

“Everyone journeys through character as well as through time. The person one becomes depends on the person one has been.”

Wells Persons Has Beens Character Journey Depends Rough Times

Book:A jockey's life: the biography of Lester Piggott

Source: A jockey's life: the biography of Lester Piggott

“It's been fascinating over the last few years, watching the high and mighty in business and politics fall precipitously-not because their plans didn't work, but because their character flaws undercut those plans. Whether the microphone caught them making racist comments or their greed overcame their common sense, who they were as people made all the difference-more than their résumés, their degrees, or even their past successes. If you fail at the art of being human and staying human, you recklessly court disaster.”