Evelyn Beatrice Hall Quotes

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

What will tell in the end will be character and not a knowledge of letters.

One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on the whole, success depends more upon character than upon either intellect or fortune.

Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above is character.

Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical.

The greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head; that is intellect.

Virtue's a stronger guard than brass.

Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.

Brains and character rule the world. The most distinguished Frenchman of the last century said: Men succeed less by their talents than their character. There were scores of men a hundred years ago who had more intellect than Washington. He outlives and overrides them all by the influence of his character.

True success depends more on character than on intellect.

None deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness of will.

Virtue is the roughest way, but proves at night a bed of down.

Although genius always commands admiration, character most secures respect. The former is more the product of the brain, the latter of heart-power; and in the long run it is the heart that rules in life.

Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have.

the depth of a person's character is not measured by his or her physical strength, but by the depth of his or her nobility.

Character is far more important than intellect in making a man a good citizen or successful at his calling- meaning by character not only such qualities as honesty and truthfulness, but courage, perseverance and self-reliance.

Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.

Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.

If you want to be the best salesperson, first you must be the best person.

Character, to me, is the life's blood of fiction.

For me, the beauty of a person is a matter of the whole package. You have to look at the whole thing, not just a matter of outward appearance or whatever. It has to do with one's character, personality, upbringing and so on.

You can know a person is a good person or a bad person by who they are, not by what they look like.

I stress character, character, character.

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.