Motivational Quotes

Character

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

- Howell, Harry

Best Quotes about Character

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

Macaulay, Thomas B.

Character is simply habit long continued.

Plutarch

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

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

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

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Bible

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

Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon

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

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

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Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it.

Francis Thompson

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

Royal, Darrell

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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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Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

Rohn, Jim

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If anyone tells you someone has changed their character; don't believe it.

Mohammed

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If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

Maurois, Andre

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

Freeman, Robert

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

Jefferson, Thomas

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Too many lives are needed to make just one.

Montale, Eugenio

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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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Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of a man you are. It shows me what your ideal of manhood is, and what kind of a man you long to be.

Carlyle, Thomas

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

Proverb, Chinese

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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

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

Disraeli, Benjamin

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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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The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Shakespeare, William

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

Richards, Mary Caroline

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

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.

Elmer G. Letterman

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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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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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You must look into people, as well as at them.

Chesterfield, Lord

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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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To succeed is nothing -- it's an accident. But to feel no doubts about oneself is something very different: it is character.

Leneru, Marie

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

Hermann Hesse

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

Brown, Les

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

Confucius

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