Character Quotes & Sayings

Quotes with keyword Character
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~ Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. When it comes to character, you donít have to be sick to get better. Itís easier for a good person to get better than for a bad person to get good. ~

Michael Josephson

~ Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. ~

J.C. Watts

~ It's motive alone that gives character to the actions of men. ~

Jean De la Bruyere

~ Dreams are the touchstones of our characters. ~

Henry David Thoreau

~ Sow a thought, reap an act; Sow an act, reap a habit; Sow a habit, reap a character; Sow a character, reap adestiny. ~

Anon xxxx

~ Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. ~

Abraham Lincoln

~ Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us. ~

Thomas Paine

~ Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. ~

Dale Carnegie

~ 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

~ 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. ~

Abigail Van Buren

~ Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams. ~

Ralph Waldo Emerson

~ Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man. ~

Satchel Paige

~ Now more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness and corruption ~

James Garfield

~ In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. ~

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

~ The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles. ~

Mahatma Gandhi

~ There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity. ~

Johann Kaspar Lavater

~ A life devoted to trifles, not only takes away the inclination, but the capacity for higher pursuits. The truths of Christianity have scarcely more influence on a frivolous than on a profligate character. ~

Hannah More

~ If you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. ~

Woodrow Wilson 1856

~ Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize our age. ~

Albert Einstein

~ It's motive alone that gives character to the actions of men. ~

Jean De la Bruyere

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

James A. Froude

~ 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. ~

Helen Keller

~ Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. ~

Henry Clay

~ Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny. ~

Tyron Edwards

~ 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. ~

Unknown

~ You fall in love with personality but you live with character. ~

Unknown

~ Fretfulness of temper will generally characterize those who are negligent of order. ~

Hugh Blair

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

James A. Michener

~ Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time. ~

Elbert Hubbard

~ Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. ~

Theodore Roosevelt

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