Motivational Quotes

Character

Character is victory organized.

- Bonaparte, Napoleon

Best Quotes about Character

Few people can distinguish the genuinely good from the reverse.

Juvenal, (Decimus Junius Juvenalis)

If an ass goes traveling it will not come home a horse.

Proverb

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

James A. Froude

Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit.

Lowell, James Russell

The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.

Voltaire

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Gardner, Ava

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.

Gross and obscure natures, however decorated, seem impure shambles; but character gives splendor to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

Proverb, Chinese

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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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It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate -- to surmount every difficulty by resolution and contrivance.

Jefferson, Thomas

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Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

Shakespeare, William

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Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.

Marden, Orison Swett

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Character is made by many acts; it may be lost by a single one.

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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Solon

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Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

Euripides

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Character development is the aim of education.

O'Shea

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

Crisp, Quentin

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You must regulate your life by the standards you admire when you are at your best.

Thomas, John M.

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Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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It is better for the development of character and contentment to do certain things badly for yourself than to have them done better for you by someone else.

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Character is another thing that is formed in youth and reformed in marriage.

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The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.

Angelou, Maya

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Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.

Aristotle

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If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

Maurois, Andre

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Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.

Pandita, Saskya

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The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Menander

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As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Bible

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A man's character is his fate.

Heraclitus

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You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans.

Reagan, Ronald

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To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things

Confucius

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A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts, and not on marble

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

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It isn't the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog, that counts.

Howell, Harry

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

Royal, Darrell

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Character is a victory, not a gift.

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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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If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.

Proverb, Chinese

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The highest qualities of character must be earned.

Abbott, Lyman

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A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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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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My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was not a gentleman unless he was the chauffeur.

Arran, Earl of

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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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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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When God measures man, He puts the tape around his heart -- not his head.

Guideposts

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How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.

Petrarch, Francesco

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Character matters; leadership descends from character.