Motivational Quotes

Character

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

- James A. Froude

Best Quotes about Character

Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

Euripides

Character development is the aim of education.

O'Shea

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.

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

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

While he was not as dumb as an ox, he was not any smarter either.

Thurber, James

Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

Everyone has three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they have, and that which they think they have.

Karr, Alphonse

He that has light within his own clear breast may sit in the center, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts benighted walks under the mid-day sun;

Milton, John

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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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One can acquire everything in solitude - except character.

Marie Henri Beyle

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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

Gaulle, Charles De

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A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts, and not on marble

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

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Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Abraham Lincoln

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

James A. Froude

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While an original is always hard to find, he is easy to recognize.

Mason, John L.

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A rich man has no need of character.

Proverb, Hebrew

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

Baldwin, Faith

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The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back.

Buren, Abigail Van

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

Lincoln, Abraham

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The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Menander

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

Thoreau, Henry David

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Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Thomas, John M.

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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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Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.

Aristotle

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

Goldsmith, Oliver

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

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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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Nothing marks the character of a young man more than failure.

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I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be.

Forster, Edward M.

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

Confucius

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The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.

Voltaire

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

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

Bible

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Before you advise anyone Be yourself! reassess his character.

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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.