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

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

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

Disraeli, Benjamin

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

Disraeli, Benjamin

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

Too many lives are needed to make just one.

Montale, Eugenio

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

Howell, Harry

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

Richter, Jean Paul

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

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Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.

Lubbock, Sir John

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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Washington, Booker T.

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

Hall, Manly

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

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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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

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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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Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.

Proverb, African

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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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Good character is like a rubber ball -- thrown down hard -- it bounces right back. Good reputation is like a crystal ball -- thrown for gain -- shattered and cracked.

Linall Jr. A. L.

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

Collins, Marva

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

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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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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The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Menander

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

Bisset, Jacqueline

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Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character.

Horace

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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

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

Baldwin, Faith

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Before you advise anyone Be yourself! reassess his character.

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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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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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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 look into people, as well as at them.

Chesterfield, Lord

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The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Shakespeare, William

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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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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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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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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.

Baruch, Bernard M.

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Character is a victory, not a gift.