Motivational Quotes

Character

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou

- Akhenaton

Best Quotes about Character

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.

Crisp, Quentin

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

Churchill, Winston

Character is simply habit long continued.

Plutarch

Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

Pity the man who has a character to support --it is worse than a large family -- he is silent poor indeed.

Thoreau, Henry David

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.

Bisset, Jacqueline

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.

Reynolds, Sir Joshua

Instill the love of you into all the world, for a good character is what is remembered.

Merikare

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

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Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards, himself his own dungeon.

Pandita, Saskya

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A rich man has no need of character.

Proverb, Hebrew

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Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

Rohn, Jim

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Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principles.

Hume, David

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Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Collins, Marva

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Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Wilson, Woodrow T.

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The lord will not hold back the promises, even if the person who makes them is not worthy.

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Football doesn't build character. It eliminates weak ones.

Royal, Darrell

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Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

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We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

Thoreau, Henry David

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Character is like the foundation of a house -- it is below the surface.

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The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

Haliburton, Thomas C.

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When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.

Ausonius, Decimus Magnus

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The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity.

Smith, Roy L.

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Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.

Lebowitz, Fran

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Everyone has three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they have, and that which they think they have.

Karr, Alphonse

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Character development is the aim of education.

O'Shea

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You must look into people, as well as at them.

Chesterfield, Lord

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The higher character a person supports the more they should regard their smallest actions.

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It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

Covey, Stephen R.

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He that has light within his own clear breast may sit in the center, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts benighted walks under the mid-day sun;

Milton, John

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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

Hermann Hesse

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Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

Akhenaton

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While he was not as dumb as an ox, he was not any smarter either.

Thurber, James

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The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Shakespeare, William

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Before you advise anyone Be yourself! reassess his character.

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While an original is always hard to find, he is easy to recognize.

Mason, John L.

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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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We don't love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as of their qualities.

Maritain, Jacques

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Testimony is like an arrow shot from a long bow and the force of it depends on the strength of the arm from which it was shot. Argument is like a bullet fired from a gun and has equal force even when issued from a child.

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A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

Strindberg, J. August

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I appreciate people who are civil, whether they mean it or not. I think: Be civil. Do not cherish your opinion over my feelings. There's a vanity to candor that isn't really worth it. Be kind.

Richard Greenberg

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Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of a man you are. It shows me what your ideal of manhood is, and what kind of a man you long to be.

Carlyle, Thomas

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Character is victory organized.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.

Oscar Levant

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Few persons are made of such strong fiber that they will make a costly outlay when surface work will pass as well in the market.

Bounds, E. M.

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As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved.

Cicero, Marcus T.

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Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.

Elmer G. Letterman

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The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Menander