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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

E. O. Wilson
Character, Atheism, Arise
E. O. Wilson (2014). “Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge”, p.365, Vintage

True character arises from a deeper well than religion. It is the internalization of moral principles of a society, augmented by those tenets personally chosen by the individual, strong enough to endure through trials of solitude and adversity. The principles are fitted together into what we call integrity, literally the integrated self, wherein personal decisions feel good and true. Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others.

E. O. Wilson
Strong, Integrity, Character
"Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge". Book by E. O. Wilson, 1998.

I've found that good dialogue tells you not only what people are saying or how they're communicating but it tells you a great deal - by dialect and tone, content and circumstance - about the quality of the character.

E. O. Wilson
Character, People, Quality
"EO Wilson: Our Greatest Biologist Writes A Novel, ‘Anthill’". Interview with Steve Ross, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2010.

Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience to authority, and while it is often consistent with and reinforced by religious belief, it is not piety.

E. O. Wilson
Religious, Character, Atheism
E. O. Wilson (2014). “Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge”, p.365, Vintage

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