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

Some people are born hammers, others anvils.

Proverb

Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man is to be measured by the power of the feelings he subdues not by the power of those which subdue him.

William Carleton

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.

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.

Hepburn, Katharine

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

Brown, Les

You must regulate your life by the standards you admire when you are at your best.

Thomas, John M.

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

Baldwin, Faith

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

Thackeray, William M.

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

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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Washington, Booker 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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Character development is the aim of education.

O'Shea

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

Elmer G. Letterman

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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

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

Bible

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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

Frankfurter, Felix

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

Freeman, Robert

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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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Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

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

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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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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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

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

Royal, Darrell

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

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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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 happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

Haliburton, Thomas C.

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

Proverb

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The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.

Angelou, Maya

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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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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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There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying.

Hay, Colin

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Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.

Oscar Levant

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Character is our destiny.

Heraclitus

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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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I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself.

Peter The Great

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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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A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

Strindberg, J. August

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Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Gardner, Ava

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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.

James, William

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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 take it as a man's duty to restrain himself.

Lois McMaster Bujold

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

Thoreau, Henry David

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

Disraeli, Benjamin

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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.