William Shenstone Quotes

A man shows his character just in the way in which he deals with trifles, for then he is off his guard.

Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.

Watch your actions, they become your habits.

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.

A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness.

What you are will show in what you do.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

One can understand a person by the way he removes his wallet and puts his hand to take out money.

It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.

A great man’s actions are determined, if not foreordained, by his character.

Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.

It is their character indeed that makes people who they are. But it is by reason of their actions that they are happy or the reverse.

Sow a character, you reap your destiny.

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

You can tell a lot about yourself by how you go about things.

As our acts vary, our habits will follow in their course.

Men best show their character in trifles, where they are not on their guard. It is in the simplest habits, that we often see the boundless egotism which pays no regard to the feelings of others and denies nothing to itself.

Money makes people rich; it is a fallacy to think it makes them better, or even that it makes them worse. People are what they do, and what they leave behind.

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.

Character is what someone does, much more than who they are. I can be sarcastic or I can be fearful, but it doesn't really matter until there's a story - until someone comes in and holds us hostage.

You are what you do. It's about actions.

I mean every character you totally, you know, the full fiber of the personality is kept in the film, and all of those little moments, all those funny little tidbits are all in there.

Action hangs, as it were, dissolved in speech, in thoughts whereof speech is the shadow; and precipitates itself therefrom. The kind of speech in a man betokens the kind of action you will get from him.

We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves.

How you do anything is how you do everything. Your "character" or "nature" just refers to how you handle all the day-to-day things in life, no matter how small.