1106  Character is power.

959  In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory.

924  Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

779  Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

864  For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.