Motivational Quotes

Character

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Best Quotes about Character

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

Robbins, Anthony

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

Petrarch, Francesco

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

Thomas, John M.

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.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Camus, Albert

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

Marden, Orison Swett

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

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

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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The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Trotsky, Leon

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Character is to man what carbon is to steel.

Hill, Napoleon

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There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free to choose.

Bulger, William M.

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Before you advise anyone Be yourself! reassess his character.

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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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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

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

Buddha

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

Richards, Mary Caroline

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

Macaulay, Thomas B.

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Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.

Proverb, African

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Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

Chambers, Oswald

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Character is a victory, not a gift.

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

Elmer G. Letterman

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

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Clothes don't tell the character of the man, but they just as well talk for him as against him.

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

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I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

King Jr. Martin Luther

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

Shakespeare, William

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A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

Hall, Manly

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

Disraeli, Benjamin

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Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Richter, Jean Paul

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

Proverb, Chinese

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

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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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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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Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self respect springs.

Joan Didion

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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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The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.

Reynolds, Sir Joshua

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

Lois McMaster Bujold

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Character matters; leadership descends from character.

Limbaugh, Rush

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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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Between ourselves and our real natures we interpose that wax figure of idealizations and selections which we call our character.

Lippmann, Walter