Motivational Quotes

Character

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

- Plautus, Titus Maccius

Best Quotes about Character

Character development is the aim of education.

O'Shea

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

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

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

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.

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

Aquinas, St. Thomas

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.

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

Jefferson, Thomas

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

Hermann Hesse

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

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

Richter, Jean Paul

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

Proverb, Chinese

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The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: initiative, imagination, individuality, and independence.

Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon

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The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Trotsky, Leon

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

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

Royal, Darrell

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Character matters; leadership descends from character.

Limbaugh, Rush

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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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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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I have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral attitude in which, when it comes upon him, he felt himself most deeply and intensely active and alive. At such moments there is a voice inside which speaks and says: This is the real me!.

James, William

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The highest qualities of character must be earned.

Abbott, Lyman

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

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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Washington, Booker T.

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Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

Robbins, Anthony

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Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self respect springs.

Joan Didion

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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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Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

Baldwin, Faith

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Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Gill, Vince

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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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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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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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Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

Chambers, Oswald

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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

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Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity.

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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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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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Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Gardner, Ava

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

Aristotle

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Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principles.

Hume, David

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

Goldsmith, Oliver

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Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and responsibility of our existence.

Elihu Burritt

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

Freeman, Robert

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Character is our destiny.

Heraclitus

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The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Shakespeare, William

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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