Motivational Quotes

Character

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

- Thackeray, William M.

Best Quotes about Character

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

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

Shakespeare, William

Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principles.

Hume, David

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

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

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.

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

Chesterfield, Lord

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Shakespeare, William

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Character is like the foundation of a house -- it is below the surface.

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

Goldsmith, Oliver

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The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Menander

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

Brown, Les

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

Baldwin, Faith

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

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

Collins, Marva

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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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Before you advise anyone Be yourself! reassess his character.

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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 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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A rich man has no need of character.

Proverb, Hebrew

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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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Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.

Proverb, African

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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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Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

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Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.

Marden, Orison Swett

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

Michener, James A.

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A man's character is his fate.

Heraclitus

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

Lubbock, Sir John

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

Horace

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

Richards, Mary Caroline

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

Freeman, Robert

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Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.

Buddha

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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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How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.

Petrarch, Francesco

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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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As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved.

Cicero, Marcus T.

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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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Look, we're all the same; a man is a fourteen-room house --in the bedroom he's asleep with his intelligent wife, in the living-room he's rolling around with some bareass girl, in the library he's paying his taxes, in the yard he's raising tomatoes, and in the cellar he's making a bomb to blow it all up.

Miller, 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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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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Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Gardner, Ava

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Character is to man what carbon is to steel.

Hill, Napoleon

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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