
An Old Man's Thoughts on Many Things, Of Education I
Letter 23
Letters Written in Sweden (1796)
An Old Man's Thoughts on Many Things, Of Education I
“Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.”
Freeman (1948), p. 151
Durant (1939), Ch. XVI, §II, p. 354; citing C. Bakewell, Sourcebook in Ancient Philosophy, New York, 1909, "Fragment 57"
Variant: Strength of body is nobility only in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in man.
Variant: In cattle excellence is displayed in strength of body; but in men it lies in strength of character.
“Happy will the house be in which the relationships are formed from character.”
The Ethics Of Aristotle (Vol. I)
Source: Perspective on the nature of geography (1958), p. 20
“Actions, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell characters.”
No. 637
Aphorisms on Man (1788)