Quotes about grit. Quotes about character, endurance and self-control
The strength of the human spirit lies in the ability to look with interest and optimism into an unpredictable future. This is the belief that there is a way out of any difficult situation, and that all disagreements can be resolved. Beckett Bernard
If you give up, don’t despair, there will definitely be something wonderful under your feet, don’t be afraid to raise it. If it becomes difficult and scary, it is important to feel how it becomes easy and clear for you what to do now. Serge Goodman
There is a force of aspiration in the human will that turns the fog within us into the sun. Gibran Kahlil Gibran
A person is like a brick; when burned, it becomes hard. George Bernard Shaw
Happy, thrice happy is the man who is strengthened by the adversities of life. Genre Fabre
A person only achieves something when he believes in his own strength. Andreas Feuerbach
The highest characteristic of a person is perseverance in overcoming the most severe obstacles. Ludwig van Beethoven
Avoid those who try to undermine your self-confidence. A great person, on the contrary, instills the feeling that you can become great. Mark Twain
The greatest test of a man's courage is to be defeated and not lose heart. Ralph Ingersoll
Only when a person’s spiritual strength leaps up is he truly alive for himself and for others; only when his soul is red-hot and blazing does it become a visible image. Stefan Zweig
I often tell myself when things are bad,
And there are obstacles along the way.
The road is not always smooth,
There are both stones and potholes on it.
That I can survive any troubles,
I am strong, and tears suit me.
I'm not afraid of the vicissitudes of the weather,
I can overcome anything in the world.
Allow yourself to breathe deeply and don’t force yourself into limits. Strength belongs to those who believe in their own strength. Elchin Safarli
Fell face down in the mud? Stand up and convince everyone that it is healing.
I became strong because I was weak
I'm fearless because I was afraid
I am wise because I was a fool.
By admitting his weakness, a person becomes strong. Honore de Balzac
All our muscles are not a guarantee of strength, someday a day will come that will simply bring a person to his knees and the one who rises and continues to live and becomes even better - that’s the strong one!
I have me. We'll manage somehow.
Don't be afraid to face the truth - let it be afraid of you.
Don’t be afraid to not be perfect - have you met many ideal ones yourself?
Don't be afraid of criticism - this means NOT indifference,
Don't be afraid of the future - it has already arrived.
Even if it rains, tomorrow there will be sun. I will move forward as long as my heart beats. Max Lawrence
A person is what he believes in. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
If you feel like you're broken,
You are truly broken.
If you think you don't dare,
So you won't dare.
If you want to win, but you think
That you can't
You will almost certainly lose.
You don't always win the battles of life
The strongest and the fastest
But sooner or later the one who wins
It turns out that those who considered themselves capable of it!
Are you concerned about the future? Build today. You can change everything. Grow a cedar forest on a barren plain. But it is important that you do not construct cedars, but plant seeds. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Desire expresses the essence of a person. Benedict Spinoza
A person is driven primarily by motivations that cannot be seen with the eyes. A person is guided by the spirit. Apuleius
What is in a person is undoubtedly more important than what a person has. Arthur Schopenhauer
More than ten years ago
I decided to choose this path.
At first at random
But over the years, seeing the essence more deeply.
Who always goes forward
Even though sometimes the road is not easy,
Fortunately for him he will come,
Even if the chance is one in a hundred.
Without a shadow of a doubt
Without hiding my face,
Go towards your goal
Dear fighter.
Go till the end!
To end!
To move forward, a person must constantly have before him at the heights of glorious examples of courage... The future has several names. For a weak person, the name of the future is impossibility. For the faint-hearted - the unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant - an ideal. The need is urgent, the task is great, the time has come. Forward to the victory! Victor Marie Hugo
Human capabilities have not yet been measured. We cannot judge them based on previous experience - the person has not yet dared so much. Henry David Thoreau
If something is beyond your power, then do not decide that it is generally impossible for a person. But if something is possible for a person and is characteristic of him, then consider that it is also available to you. Marcus Aurelius
Man is created for happiness, like a bird is created for flight. Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko
When all roads come to a dead end, when all illusions are destroyed, when not a single ray of sun shines on the horizon, a spark of hope remains in the depths of the soul of every person. Delia Steinberg Guzman
I'm not a lady. Everything that was taught
It swept over me like the wind.
But adversity did not break me,
Let me seem tough at times.
I'm not a lady. I am a fearless warrior
The one who looks only forward
The one who knows so well the value of war,
But in the distance the sunrise is already flaring up.
I fought for him and will fight,
And I will never forget in my life:
The South lost its war ingloriously
And I won my victory equally.
Touching the cotton fields with my hand,
I look with faith into the days to come...
- What helped you? - they will ask, surprised,
- Strength of spirit, just bring it back and save it!
gone With the Wind
Difficulties give rise to the abilities necessary to overcome them. W. Phillips
We are people with a strong spirit and resourceful mind; we can build help from any intrigues and obstacles! Juliana Wilson
A purposeful person finds means, and when he cannot find them, he creates them. William Ellery Channing
We must look for our essence, our human origins, our inner strengths, our potentials. The height of a person does not depend on his physical height, but on the grandeur of his dreams. The horizons that open to him are outlined not by mountains, but by his self-confidence. He is young at heart; he is the bearer and keeper of hope, he has the eternal strength to remain optimistic, enthusiastic and maintain the ability to accomplish what he strives for. Jorge Angel Livraga
True defeat is the voluntary renunciation of one's rights. Jawaharlal Nehru
When you don't get the role you deserve, you have to write it yourself.
Fate brings strong people to their knees in order to prove to them that they can rise, but it does not touch the weak - they are already on their knees all their lives.
A soul that has never suffered cannot comprehend happiness! Overcoming difficulties makes you happier. George Sand
Strength of spirit makes a person invincible. Vasily Alexandrovich Sukhomlinsky
You are very strong. I'm just very tired. Remember your wings, remember that you can fly. It's hard to walk on earth if you can fly. Spread your wings and fly. Despite the difficulties and circumstances. And despite the fact that many hold your wings. YOU are stronger!!! You will fly!!! Just believe in yourself!!!
With experience I learned -
There are no easy paths in our life.
But what won't kill me -
Tomorrow will make me stronger!
In this world everyone is alone
Free to control your own destiny,
But from start to finish
You just need to be yourself!
When it becomes very difficult for you, and everything turns against you, and it seems that you have no strength to endure one more minute, do not retreat for anything - it is at such moments that the turning point in the struggle comes. Beecher Stowe
To be strong, you must be like water. There are no obstacles - it flows; the dam - it will stop; if the dam breaks, it will flow again; in a quadrangular vessel it is quadrangular; in the round - she is round. Because she is so compliant, she is needed most and stronger than anyone!
There is no need to be sad when fatigue controls the body, the spirit is always free. In the midst of the battle you are allowed to rest. Agni yoga
The Spirit alone, touching clay, creates Man from it. Saint-Exupery A.
The self-making spirit is tuned to the wave of the forces that control the world.
True man is not an external man, but a soul communicating with the Divine Spirit. Paracelsus
The quietest and most serene place where a person can retire is his soul... Allow yourself such solitude more often and draw new strength from it. Marcus Aurelius
Your determination not to give up will allow you not to break even when everything collapses.
The main thing is not the place where you are, but the state of mind in which you are. Anna Gavalda
The spirit is strong with joy. Lucretius
The joy of the spirit is a sign of its strength. Waldo Emerson
The mind is the eye of the soul, but not its strength; the strength of the soul is in the heart. Vauvenargues
Don't be afraid of your fate,
After all, everything is extremely simple:
: Endure and stay strong for future times.
Jozef Pilsudski:
Defeat is when you have come to terms with it. And if you don’t accept it, then this is a temporary failure.Sharon Stone:
In this life, it doesn't matter how you fall. It's how you rise that matters.Abraham Lincoln :
No one will admire a person who has stumbled. But the one who was able to rise is worthy of admiration.Abraham Lincoln :
You cannot give up not only after one, but also after a hundred defeats.Guillaume Musso:
It doesn't matter how hard you were hit. What matters is how you endured it.Oscar Wilde:
I would wholeheartedly advise you not to bend under the burden of grief. What appears to us to be difficult trials is sometimes actually a blessing in disguise.Nelson Mandela:
Never falling is not the greatest achievement in life. The main thing is to get up every time.Felix Dzerzhinsky:
No matter what difficult conditions you have to live in, do not lose heart, because faith in your strength and the desire to live for others is a huge strength.Franklin Roosevelt:
When you reach the end of the rope, tie a knot and hold on.Alexander Zinoviev:
The pain is not felt so sharply if you have a firm decision to endure.Plutarch:
People need courage and fortitude not only against the weapons of enemies, but also against any blows.Henry Ford :
When it seems that the whole world is against you, remember that the plane takes off against the wind.Julius Caesar :
It is easier to find people who voluntarily go to death than those who patiently endure pain.Bhagavad Gita:
Whoever has conquered his feelings, his consciousness is steadfast.***:
It's so cruel when people from whom you learned perseverance break.***:
And if everything has broken down, and there is no way to solve it, tell yourself this phrase: “you have to get through this too...”Sergey Bodrov:
There is a small and a large “jihad” - an external and internal enemy. The main thing is to cope with the internal enemy, with yourself... All views - civil, political, any - fit into two simple words: do not bend...Janet Fitch:
There is only one virtue - fortitude. The Spartans were right, a person can endure anything. Truly unbearable pain kills instantly.Carlos Castaneda:
The warrior is aware of his expectation and knows what he is waiting for. When he waits, he has no desires, and therefore, no matter how little he receives, it is always more than he can take. If he wants to eat, he will cope with it, because he does not suffer from hunger. If he is injured, he will cope with it because he does not suffer from pain. To be hungry or in pain means that a person is not a warrior, and the force of hunger or pain can destroy him.Charles de Lint:
Sometimes you have to fight to the death, and sometimes you have to run as fast as you can.Dalai Lama XIV:
Our enemies provide us with the perfect opportunity to practice patience, perseverance, and compassion.Andrei Tarkovsky:
A zone is not a territory, it is a test as a result of which a person can either stand or break. Whether a person will survive depends on his sense of moral dignity, his ability to distinguish between the important and the transitory...Sergey Yesenin:
Well, which of us is the biggest on deck?Didn’t fall, vomit or swear?
There are few of them, with an experienced soul,
Who remained strong in pitching.
Archilochus:
An incomparable gift is the mighty fortitude of the soul. With her, nothing is scary in life.Panaetius of Rhodes:
An unstable soul cannot be entrusted to either wine, or beauty, or flattery, or other tempting lures.Suzanne Collins:
It's better not to give in to weakness. Stepping into an abyss is much easier than getting out of it.Alexander Zinoviev:
The pain is not felt so sharply if you have a firm decision to endure.Alexey Gravitsky:
You just have to be able to take a blow. Not only when they hit you in the face, but also when they spit in your soul.I wanted to smoke. This is idiotic, I quit many years ago! She gave up, but life is life. You show a sense of perseverance, and then one winter morning you trudge four kilometers in the cold to buy a pack of cigarettes, or, for example, you love a man, have two children with him, and then one winter morning you find out... that he is leaving you because he fell in love with someone else. He says he's sorry he was wrong.
Like on the phone: “Sorry, I got the wrong number.”
Please please.
Soap bubble!
“Every person has a God-sized hole in their soul, and everyone fills it as best they can...” For example, I fill the hole with symbols. They can be electronic, or they can be ink. Electronic ones fly off into the distance of the Internet, and ink ones go into the table, coloring the heart on long dusty evenings. Everything that electronically and invisibly seeps into other people’s minds with thoughts no longer touches me and almost doesn’t excite me. The worst things always flow out in a black suspension onto the paper, turning into ink of caustic persistence, letters are bitterly strong, thoughts are black and white, feelings are inexhaustible.
I stain my fingers with this ink, I leave marks on the paper, my face, my lips.
My face holds imprints that even time will not wash away.
Man to man, how can I put it better – tabula rasa. In other words, anything. Depending on the circumstances.
Man is capable of everything - good and bad.
I'm sad that this is the case.
Therefore, God give us perseverance and courage.
And even better - circumstances of time and place that are conducive to good
I understood what I wanted for myself: not courage (why do I need it, I’m a woman), not strength (because the strong are in special demand), nothing at all except perseverance. When you experience something terrible, tearing the world to shreds, a secret relief appears - well, the worst thing has happened, it can’t get any worse. It will be, it will be, it will be. No one will let you catch your breath, wipe the icy sweat from your forehead, no one will promise: “That’s it, that’s it.”
The Russian infantryman is brave, persistent and content with little, but lacks initiative... In the history of wars one can find only rare examples of such tenacity and perseverance... True, political terror played a certain role here, but still the explanation should be sought in the difficult struggle of the Russian people with nature, the struggle which over time turned into an ability to endure and endure need, incomprehensible to Europeans, into passive courage and fatalism, which had and continues to influence political development.
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Strength of spirit, self-confidence, overcoming difficulties. The best quotes, aphorisms, statuses, poems.
The greatest test of a man's courage is to be defeated and not lose heart. Ralph Ingersoll Only when a person's spiritual strength surges up is he truly alive for himself and for others; only when his soul is red-hot and blazing does it become a visible image. Stefan ZweigThe strength of the human spirit lies in the ability to look with interest and optimism into an unpredictable future. This is the belief that there is a way out of any difficult situation, and that all disagreements can be resolved. Beckett Bernard
If you give up, don’t despair, there will definitely be something wonderful under your feet, don’t be afraid to raise it. If it becomes difficult and scary, it is important to feel how it becomes easy and clear for you what to do now. Serge Goodman
There is a force of aspiration in the human will that turns the fog within us into the sun. Gibran Kahlil Gibran
A person is like a brick; when burned, it becomes hard. George Bernard Shaw
Happy, thrice happy is the man who is strengthened by the adversities of life. Genre Fabre
A person only achieves something when he believes in his own strength. Andreas Feuerbach
The highest characteristic of a person is perseverance in overcoming the most severe obstacles. Ludwig van Beethoven
Avoid those who try to undermine your self-confidence. A great person, on the contrary, instills the feeling that you can become great. Mark Twain
The greatest test of a man's courage is to be defeated and not lose heart. Ralph Ingersoll
Only when a person’s spiritual strength leaps up is he truly alive for himself and for others; only when his soul is red-hot and blazing does it become a visible image. Stefan Zweig
I often tell myself when things are bad,
And there are obstacles along the way.
The road is not always smooth,
There are both stones and potholes on it.
That I can survive any troubles,
I am strong, and tears suit me.
I'm not afraid of the vicissitudes of the weather,
I can overcome anything in the world.
Allow yourself to breathe deeply and don’t force yourself into limits. Strength belongs to those who believe in their own strength. Elchin Safarli
Fell face down in the mud? Stand up and convince everyone that it is healing.
I became strong because I was weak
I'm fearless because I was afraid
I am wise because I was a fool.
By admitting his weakness, a person becomes strong. Honore de Balzac
All our muscles are not a guarantee of strength, someday a day will come that will simply bring a person to his knees and the one who rises and continues to live and becomes even better - that’s the strong one!
I have me. We'll manage somehow.
Don't be afraid to face the truth - let it be afraid of you.
Don’t be afraid to not be perfect—have you met many ideal ones yourself?
Don't be afraid of criticism - this means NOT indifference,
Don't be afraid of the future - it has already arrived.
Even if it rains, tomorrow there will be sun. I will move forward as long as my heart beats. Max Lawrence
A person is what he believes in. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
If you feel like you're broken,
You are truly broken.
If you think you don't dare,
So you won't dare.
If you want to win, but you think
That you can't
You will almost certainly lose.
You don't always win the battles of life
The strongest and the fastest
But sooner or later the one who wins
It turns out that those who considered themselves capable of it!
Are you concerned about the future? Build today. You can change everything. Grow a cedar forest on a barren plain. But it is important that you do not construct cedars, but plant seeds. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Desire expresses the essence of a person. Benedict Spinoza
A person is driven primarily by motivations that cannot be seen with the eyes. A person is guided by the spirit. Apuleius
What is in a person is undoubtedly more important than what a person has. Arthur Schopenhauer
More than ten years ago
I decided to choose this path.
At first at random
But over the years, seeing the essence more deeply.
Who always goes forward
Even though sometimes the road is not easy,
Fortunately for him he will come,
Even if the chance is one in a hundred.
Without a shadow of a doubt
Without hiding my face,
Go towards your goal
Dear fighter.
Go till the end!
To end!
To move forward, a person must constantly have before him at the heights of glorious examples of courage... The future has several names. For a weak person, the name of the future is impossibility. For the faint-hearted - the unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant - an ideal. The need is urgent, the task is great, the time has come. Forward to the victory! Victor Marie Hugo
Human capabilities have not yet been measured. We cannot judge them by previous experience - the person has not yet dared so much. Henry David Thoreau
If something is beyond your power, then do not decide that it is generally impossible for a person. But if something is possible for a person and is characteristic of him, then consider that it is also available to you. Marcus Aurelius
Man is created for happiness, like a bird is created for flight. Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko
When all roads come to a dead end, when all illusions are destroyed, when not a single ray of sun shines on the horizon, a spark of hope remains in the depths of the soul of every person. Delia Steinberg Guzman
I'm not a lady. Everything that was taught
It swept over me like the wind.
But adversity did not break me,
Let me seem tough at times.
I'm not a lady. I am a fearless warrior
The one who looks only forward
The one who knows so well the value of war,
But in the distance the sunrise is already flaring up.
I fought for him and will fight,
And I will never forget in my life:
The South lost its war ingloriously
And I won my victory equally.
Touching the cotton fields with my hand,
I look with faith into the days to come...
- What helped you? - they will ask, surprised,
- Strength of spirit, just bring it back and save it!
gone With the Wind
Difficulties give rise to the abilities necessary to overcome them. W. Phillips
We are people with a strong spirit and resourceful mind; we can build help from any intrigues and obstacles! Juliana Wilson
A purposeful person finds means, and when he cannot find them, he creates them. William Ellery Channing
We must look for our essence, our human origins, our inner strengths, our potentials. The height of a person does not depend on his physical height, but on the grandeur of his dreams. The horizons that open to him are outlined not by mountains, but by his self-confidence. He is young at heart; he is the bearer and keeper of hope, he has the eternal strength to remain optimistic, enthusiastic and able to accomplish what he strives for. Jorge Angel Livraga
True defeat is the voluntary renunciation of one's rights. Jawaharlal Nehru
When you don't get the role you deserve, you have to write it yourself.
Fate brings strong people to their knees in order to prove to them that they can rise, but it does not touch the weak - they are already on their knees all their lives.
A soul that has never suffered cannot comprehend happiness! Overcoming difficulties makes you happier. George Sand
Strength of spirit makes a person invincible. Vasily Alexandrovich Sukhomlinsky
You are very strong. I'm just very tired. Remember your wings, remember that you can fly. It's hard to walk on earth if you can fly. Spread your wings and fly. Despite the difficulties and circumstances. And despite the fact that many hold your wings. YOU are stronger!!! You will fly!!! Just believe in yourself!!!
With experience I learned -
There are no easy paths in our life.
But what won't kill me -
Tomorrow will make me stronger!
In this world everyone is alone
Free to control your own destiny,
But from start to finish
You just need to be yourself!
When it becomes very difficult for you, and everything turns against you, and it seems that you have no strength to endure one more minute, do not give up for anything - it is at such moments that the turning point in the struggle comes. Beecher Stowe
To be strong, you must be like water. There are no obstacles - it flows; the dam - it will stop; if the dam breaks, it will flow again; in a quadrangular vessel it is quadrangular; in the round - she is round. Because she is so compliant, she is needed most and stronger than anyone!
There is no need to be sad when fatigue controls the body, the spirit is always free. In the midst of the battle you are allowed to rest. Agni yoga
The Spirit alone, touching clay, creates Man from it. Saint-Exupery A.
The self-making spirit is tuned to the wave of the forces that control the world.
True man is not an external man, but a soul communicating with the Divine Spirit. Paracelsus
The quietest and most serene place where a person can retire is his soul... Allow yourself such solitude more often and draw new strength from it. Marcus Aurelius
Your determination not to give up will allow you not to break even when everything collapses.
The main thing is not the place where you are, but the state of mind in which you are. Anna Gavalda
The spirit is strong with joy. Lucretius
The joy of the spirit is a sign of its strength. Waldo Emerson
The mind is the eye of the soul, but not its strength; the strength of the soul is in the heart. Vauvenargues
Don't be afraid of your fate,
After all, everything is extremely simple:
Become stronger
Don't let go of your dream
Just follow her.
Black obelisk.
Any business is argued in my hands,
Seething, boiling and sparkling with flames,
My energy is resurrected again,
And the bright spirit of a fighter is in my eyes
You will become stronger from difficulties!
We have the hidden ability to rise from life's storms and become even stronger 
The ability to courageously overcome oneself is what has always seemed to me one of the greatest achievements that a reasonable person can be proud of. P. Beaumarchais
It's the little things that show character. E. Bulwer-Lytton
Weaker and simpler people are best judged by their characters, while smarter and more secretive people are best judged by their goals. F. Bacon
Solid character must be combined with flexibility of mind. L. Vauvenargues
Firmness is the courage of the mind; it presupposes enlightened determination. Stubbornness, on the other hand, implies blindness. F. Voltaire
Good characters, like good writing, are not so much amazing at the beginning as at the end. F. Voltaire
Forgiving is more courageous than punishing. The weak cannot forgive. Forgiveness is a characteristic of the strong. M. Gandhi
A man of true character is one who, on the one hand, sets himself essentially meaningful goals and, on the other hand, firmly adheres to these goals, since his individuality would lose all its existence if he were forced to abandon them. G. Hegel
A persistent spirit is stronger than any blade. E. Geibel
Nothing is done by itself, without effort of will, without sacrifice and labor. The will of man, the will of one strong man, is terribly great. A. I. Herzen
Only the strong confess to guilt. Only the strong are humble, only the strong forgive, and the strong laugh, often his laughter is tears. A. I. Herzen
The will of a person can do a lot, its power is terrible, it has almost no limits, as long as it is pure, selflessly devoted to the task and feels the ocean currents within itself. A. I. Herzen
You must have the strength of character to say and do the same thing. A. I. Herzen
Character consists of an energetic desire to achieve the goals that each person sets for himself. I. Goethe
Character consists of consistently carrying out, in both large and small things, what you feel capable of. I. Goethe
A person's life is his character. I. Goethe
Talent matures in silence, character is tempered in the storms of life. I. Goethe
Man's greatest merit remains, of course, that he determines circumstances as much as possible and allows them to define him as little as possible. I. Goethe
Serious, deep, real will is characterized primarily by its combination with the idea of confidence in achieving a goal. I. Goethe
By training your body, a person becomes healthy, resilient, and agile; You should also train your mind, your will. M. Gorky
The very first and most important thing in life is to try to control yourself. V. Humboldt
Good character is wealth for life. W. Gaslitt
Every person has three characters: the one that is attributed to him; the one he attributes to himself; and, finally, the one that actually exists. V. Hugo
Those who have an orderly character have a well-ordered life. Democritus
Hardness can only be demonstrated by a character distinguished by strength, sublimity, and intelligence. D. Diderot
Character is not born with a person, but is acquired by him during his upbringing, being finally established in the subsequent troubles of the era. N. A. Dobrolyubov
The most hopeless thing in the world is to try to accurately determine the character of a person. Each individual is a tangle of contradictions, especially a gifted individual. T. Dreiser
In moments of highest tension, a person grows most noticeably. T. Dreiser
Character is determined not by one feature or many features, but by their degree and their relationship. Jean Paul
Firmness is strength based on the union of reason and will. V. A. Zhukovsky
Character consists of the ability to act according to principles. I. Kant
The mind illuminates the path for the will, and the will commands actions. J. Komensky
Character is the hidden and constant energy of will. J. Labruyère
Impudence is not a deliberate course of action, but a character trait; a defect, but a congenital defect. J. Labruyère
Sometimes it is easier and more useful to adapt to someone else's disposition than to adapt someone else's disposition to your own. J. Labruyère
In every smallest, most insignificant, most inconspicuous action of ours, our entire character is already reflected: a fool enters, and leaves, and sits down, and gets up, and is silent, and moves differently than an intelligent person. J. Labruyère
There are more flaws in a person's character than there are in his mind. F. La Rochefoucauld
We have more strength than will, and often, just to justify ourselves in our own eyes, we find many things impossible for us. F. La Rochefoucauld
Only people with a strong character can be truly soft: for the rest, apparent softness is in reality just weakness, which easily turns into grumpiness. F. La Rochefoucauld
True greatness lies in self-control. J. Lafontaine
There is something in every person's character that cannot be broken: this is the backbone of character. G. Lichtenberg
The word "difficulty" should not exist at all for a creative mind. G. Lichtenberg
The will correctly and effectively expresses a person when it merges with his nature. A. V. Lunacharsky
The most difficult thing is the demand on yourself. A. S. Makarenko
Great will is not only the ability to wish for and achieve something, but the ability to force oneself and give up something when necessary. Will is not just a desire and its satisfaction, but it is also a desire and a stop, and a desire and a refusal. A. S. Makarenko
If a person’s character is created by circumstances, then it is necessary, therefore, to make the circumstances humane. K. Marx, F. Engels
If the character as a whole is good, then it does not matter if there are some shortcomings in him. C. Montesquieu
People's characters are determined and shaped by their relationships. A. Maurois
There may be many strong elephants in a herd, and yet they will be no better than a herd of goats if they lose their temper. D. Mukherjee
Character is the finally formed will. Novalis
Anyone who wants to develop their will must learn to overcome obstacles. I. P. Pavlov
A person must be smart, simple, fair, courageous in goodness. Only then does he have the right to bear this great title - Man. K. G. Paustovsky
A person who cannot govern himself is not fit to govern others. W. Penn
Most great characters are formed through struggle, and this struggle often begins in childhood. D. I. Pisarev
Character is tempered by work, and whoever has never earned his daily living through his own labor, in most cases remains forever a weak, lethargic and characterless person. D. I. Pisarev
If hygiene of the body is possible, then hygiene of the mind and character is also possible. D. I. Pisarev
Will is purposefulness combined with correct reasoning. Plato
A person's character changes depending on his environment. G. V. Plekhanov
Character is nothing more than a long-term skill. Plutarch
One of the highest earthly possessions is self-control. D. Prentice
You can truly learn a person's character when he becomes your boss. E. Remarque
Character brings people together much more than intelligence. E. Renan
There is nothing more exciting than the will conquering an unruly body. R. Rolland
An unyielding spirit can be broken, but not bent. Seneca the Younger
To command oneself is the greatest power. Seneca the Younger
The strongest is the one who controls himself. Seneca the Younger
Your power is great if you control yourself. Seneca the Younger
Nothing in the world deserves such respect as a person who can courageously endure adversity. Seneca the Younger
Positions often change character. M. Cervantes
A person’s character is formed through the conscientious performance of his very first duties. S. Smiles
A person of character is conscientious in every word and in every action. S. Smiles
Each of us coins the price of our personality; a person is great or small depending on his own will. S. Smiles
The character of each person influences the happiness of other people, depending on whether it tends to bring them harm or benefit. A. Smith
Self-control in a moment of anger is no less high and no less noble, like self-control in a moment of fear. A. Smith
Self-control, like all qualities, is developed through exercise. Anyone who wants to control passions in adulthood must learn this in youth. G. Spencer
I call the character of a person the totality of his moral habits. Stendhal
Place 100 teachers over you - they will be powerless if you cannot force yourself and demand from yourself. V. A. Sukhomlinsky
Will is an instrument of power. A. Suarez
Nothing shows superior character better than good behavior in a quarrel that cannot be avoided. G. Taylor
A person with character means: he has experienced something and is tempered by experiences, there is something strong in him that you can rely on. E. Telman
Power over oneself is the highest power, enslavement to one’s passions is the most terrible slavery. L. N. Tolstoy
Dissatisfaction with oneself is a necessary condition for a rational life. Only this dissatisfaction motivates us to work on ourselves. L. N. Tolstoy
The most insignificant little things contribute to the formation of character. L. N. Tolstoy
Only personality can act on the development and definition of personality. Only character can create character. K. D. Ushinsky
Strength of character, regardless of its content, is an irreplaceable treasure. It is drawn solely from the natural sources of the soul, and education should most of all preserve this power as the basis of human dignity. K. D. Ushinsky
A strong character, like a strong flow, encounters obstacles, only becomes irritated and intensifies even more; but, having overthrown the obstacle, he creates a deep channel for himself. K. D. Ushinsky
Our will, like our muscles, grows stronger from constantly intensifying activity; Without giving them exercise, you are sure to have weak muscles and weak will. K. D. Ushinsky
The theoretical life of the mind constitutes the mind; but only the practical life of the heart and will forms character. K. D. Ushinsky
The course of things depends on our determined will and our efforts. G. Wells
The real properties of a person are revealed only when the time comes to demonstrate them, to prove them in practice. L. Feuerbach
Feeling and reason are necessarily inherent in the will, for only through them do I know what I should want or not want, what I should do or not do. L. Feuerbach
A person only achieves something when he believes in his own strength. L. Feuerbach
Difficulties give rise to the abilities necessary to overcome them. W. Phillips
Character is the greatest multiplier of human ability. K. Fischer
A person lacking determination can never be considered to belong to himself. W. Foster
The higher a person’s position, the more strict should be the limits that restrain the self-will of his character. G. Freytag
We need to improve. Any character can be changed. Patience, abilities, even physical strength - everything can be developed in yourself if you really want to, if you don’t give yourself any concessions. M. V. Frunze
The one who will go farthest is the one who is not inferior to his equal, maintains dignity in relations with the strongest and knows how to restrain himself in relation to the defenseless. Thucydides
He who humbles his spirit is stronger than he who conquers cities. E. Hemingway
Character lives in a person, reputation lives outside of him. D. Holland
The character of a person is best known by his behavior in decisive moments. S. Zweig
A person must learn to submit to himself and obey his decisions. Cicero
Whoever wants to rule over himself must sometimes restrain his feelings. D. Chaucer
Character is to a person what scent is to a flower. C. Schwab
Our personality is a garden, and our will is its gardener. W. Shakespeare
Genius inspires wonder, but character inspires respect. People of genius act on reason, people with character act on conscience. And if they reverence the first, then they follow the second. N. V. Shelgunov
A hot temper is not always a bad temper. But the more impetuous and ardent a person is, the more skill he must have in self-control. N. V. Shelgunov
Only those who control themselves are free. F. Schiller
Will is the hallmark of the human race, and reason itself is only the eternal rule for guiding the will. F. Schiller
A person’s true character is revealed precisely in the little things, when he stops taking care of himself. A. Schopenhauer
Self-sacrifice is the basis of all truly noble character. B. Shaw
The artist's character either nourishes or depletes his talent. M. Ebner-Eschenbach
When a person is scolded, it usually means that he has a clear character. Stupid and impersonal people are passed over in silence. T. Edwards
Not a single great deed has been accomplished by indecisive people striving for assured success. D. Eliot
People of character are the conscience of the society to which they belong. R. Emerson
A character is like a palindrome: no matter how you read it - from right to left or from left to right - it remains the same. R. Emerson
Nowhere does a person reveal his own character so vividly as in his manner of depicting the characters of others. R. Emerson
Nothing is difficult for a person who has the will. Erasmus of Rotterdam
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