Motivational Quotes

Character

Character is our destiny.

- Heraclitus

Best Quotes about Character

The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

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

The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioned our characters in the wrong way.

James, William

The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.

Confucius

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

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Washington, Booker T.

Character development is the aim of education.

O'Shea

Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

Cicero

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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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Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

Landers, Ann

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Some people are born hammers, others anvils.

Proverb

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A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.

Beecher, Henry Ward

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

Thurber, James

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It is with trifles and when he is off guard that a man best reveals his character.

Schopenhauer, Arthur

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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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There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Greeley, Horace

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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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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.

Confucius

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I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments.

Nathaniel Emmons

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Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Gardner, Ava

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Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

Robbins, Anthony

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It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

Amiel, Henri Frederic

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A rich man has no need of character.

Proverb, Hebrew

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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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Too many lives are needed to make just one.

Montale, Eugenio

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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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There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free to choose.

Bulger, William M.

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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'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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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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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.

Keller, Helen

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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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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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Therefore keep in the midst of life. Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and among troubles, and difficulties, and obstacles.

Drummond, Henry

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You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.

Brown, Les

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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

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Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece-by thought, choice, courage and determination.

Luther, John

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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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Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Richter, Jean Paul

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

Thoreau, Henry David

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The highest qualities of character must be earned.

Abbott, Lyman

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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

Frankfurter, Felix

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

Wilson, Woodrow T.

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Character is to man what carbon is to steel.

Hill, Napoleon

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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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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