Motivational Quotes

Character

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

Best Quotes about Character

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

Michener, James A.

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

Solon

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

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

James A. Froude

Integrity has no need of rules.

Camus, Albert

Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Shakespeare, William

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

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

Hermann Hesse

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

Thoreau, Henry David

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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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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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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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Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

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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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No artist work is so high, so noble, so grand, so enduring, so important for all time, as the making of character in a child.

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders

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

Aquinas, St. Thomas

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Too many lives are needed to make just one.

Montale, Eugenio

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

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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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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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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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We falsely attribute to men a determined character -- putting together all their yesterdays -- and averaging them -- we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support -- it is worse than a large family -- he is the silent poor indeed.

Thoreau, Henry David

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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

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

Merikare

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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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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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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.

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Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

Robbins, Anthony

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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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Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

Akhenaton

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Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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To have character is to be big enough to take life on.

Richards, Mary Caroline

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If a man character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.

Thackeray, William M.

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

Proverb

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Pity the man who has a character to support --it is worse than a large family -- he is silent poor indeed.

Thoreau, Henry David

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

Wilson, Woodrow T.

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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

Lincoln, Abraham

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

Emerson, Ralph Waldo