This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim.
There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.
Nancy Moser, born Nancy Etta Lynette Jeffrey
Characters live to be noticed. People with character notice how they live.
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
The man who really wants to do something finds a way; the other man finds an excuse.
Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practiced in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than the display of great talents and accomplishments.
Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
Character | Education | Intelligence |
In general the character tradition assumes that institutions such as families, schools, and long-lived organizations will act more wisely than individuals and also that individuals who have lived through a variety of experiences have learned things that many young people do not yet know.