Motivational Quotes

Character

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

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Best Quotes about Character

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

Hall, Manly

Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.

Freeman, Robert

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.

Sivananda, Sri Swami

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

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character

Covey, Stephen R.

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

Solon

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

Aristotle

I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself.

Peter The Great

Character is a victory, not a gift.

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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

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Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

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

Merikare

13.

A rich man has no need of character.

Proverb, Hebrew

14.

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Gardner, Ava

15.

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

Euripides

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

17.

Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is the architect of his own character.

Boardman, George D.

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

Proverb

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

20.

For character too is a process and an unfolding... among our valued friends is there not someone or other who is a little too self confident and disdainful; whose distinguished mind is a little spotted with commonness; who is a little pinched here and protuberant there with native prejudices; or whose better energies are liable to lapse down the wrong channel under the influence of transient solicitations?

Eliot, George

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One can easily judge the character of a person by the way they treat people who can do nothing for them.

Proverb

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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

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

Reynolds, Sir Joshua

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You can buy a person's time; you can buy their physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of their skilled muscular motions per hour. But you can not buy enthusiasm... you can not buy loyalty. You can not buy the devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these.

Francis, Clarence

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If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.

Thomas, Isiah

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

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That which we call character is a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means. It is conceived of as a certain undemonstrable force, a familiar or genius, by whose impulses the man is guided, but whose counsels he cannot impart.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Judge of your natural character by what you do in dreams.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

30.

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

31.

Nothing marks the character of a young man more than failure.

32.

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions.

Babson, Roger

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Character matters; leadership descends from character.

Limbaugh, Rush

34.

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

Disraeli, Benjamin

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Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.

Aquinas, St. Thomas

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Character is the sum and total of a person's choices.

Fitzwater, P. B.

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

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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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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

Gaulle, Charles De

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There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying.

Hay, Colin

41.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Wooden, John

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Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Abraham Lincoln

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

Hermann Hesse

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You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be.

Lavater, Johann Kaspar

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The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back.

Buren, Abigail Van

46.

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

Mason, John L.

47.

Some people are born hammers, others anvils.

Proverb

48.

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.

Goldsmith, Oliver

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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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I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

King Jr. Martin Luther