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Daniel Webster Quotes about Character

Nothing of character is really permanent but virtue and personal worth.

Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851). “Speeches delivered on various public occasions”, p.490

Gentlemen, the character of Washington is among the most cherished contemplations of my life. It is a fixed star in the firmament of great names, shining without twinkling or obscuration, with clear, steady, beneficent light.

Daniel Webster (1860). “The Union Text Book: Containing Selections from the Writings of Daniel Webster, The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and Washington's Farewell Address”, p.432