Memorable Famous Quotes About Character

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"It is not what you do that matters, but what you are."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Character is the sum of our choices."
Jim Dethmer
"Reputation is what others think of you. Character is what you are."
John Wooden
"Character is destiny."
Heraclitus
"The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively."
Bob Marley
"To be a great champion, you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are."
Muhammad Ali
"People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else."
John Burroughs
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"A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he chooses."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it’ll always get you the right ones."
John Lennon
"The most vital thing is that we take the road of right; character is all that matters."
Malcolm X
"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered."
Charles H. Spurgeon
"Character is not built in a day. It becomes a part of who you are."
Unknown
"It is our choices, far more than our abilities, that determine who we become."
J.K. Rowling
"The measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out."
Thomas B. Macaulay
"The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching."
John Wooden
"You cannot lead others without first leading yourself."
John C. Maxwell
"The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone."
Henrik Ibsen
"It is not what we have that will make us successful, but what we are."
David H. McConnell
"It is easier to build up a child than it is to repair an adult."
Anonymous
"People are defined by their actions, not their words."
Unknown
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"Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
John Wooden
"To build a strong character, practice thinking positively and acting decisively."
Anonymous
"A person reveals their character by how they treat those who can do nothing for them."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Strength of character may be learned at work, but weakness of character is learned at home."
Henry H. McKean
"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Your character is your real self."
C. J. Langenhoven
"Character is not made in a crisis; it is only exhibited."
Robert H. Brooks
"What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right."
Albert Einstein
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."
William Shakespeare
"Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"No one can bring you peace but yourself."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."
Confucius
"Character is not made in a crisis. It is only exhibited."
Robert Freeman
"It is the character of the mind to be influenced by the character of the surroundings."
Benjamin Disraeli
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"Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; riches take wings; those who cheer today may curse tomorrow; only one thing endures, and that is character."
Harry Emerson Fosdick
"Character is what you are in the dark."
Dwight L. Moody
"The great man is he who has not lost his child's heart."
Mencius
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility is being superior to your former self."
Ernest Hemingway
"People never forget how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou
"Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character."
Stephen R. Covey
"Character is simply habit long continued."
Plutarch
"Character is what we do when we think no one is looking."
Unknown
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
Helen Keller
"To build a character, a man needs to encounter a challenge."
Teddy Roosevelt
"Life is about making an impact, not making an income."
Kevin Kruse
"A man is only as good as his word."
Vince Lombardi
"It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."
Epictetus
"Character is much easier kept than recovered."
Thomas Paine
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Plato
"Character is not made in a crisis, it is only exhibited."
Robert A. Heinlein
"It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning to our lives."
Tony Robbins
"Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking."
Jackson Brown Jr.
"Character is the foundation of all worthwhile success."
John Marshall
"People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude."
John C. Maxwell
"Adversity doesn't create character, it reveals it."
James C. Dobson
"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
Abraham Lincoln
"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are."
Muhammad Ali
"The only way to have a friend is to be one."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Character is higher than intellect."
Wendell Phillips
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."
Albert Schweitzer
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"
Henry David Thoreau
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
Abraham Lincoln
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
Thomas Jefferson
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Your reputation is in the hands of others; your character is in your hands."
Unknown
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching."
John Wooden
"Character is how you treat those who are not in a position to help you."
Abigail Van Buren
"Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly."
Lawrence G. Lovasik
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."
Phillips Brooks
"Adversity does not build character, it reveals it."
James Lane Allen
"Your character is your destiny."
Heraclitus
"People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking."
J.C. Watts
"What we do in life echoes in eternity."
Maximus Decimus Meridius (character from Gladiator)
"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently."
Maya Angelou
"What we think, we become."
Buddha
"Most of us have a better chance of being successful than of being good."
H. James Harrington
"The essence of greatness is the ability to choose personal fulfillment for yourself and for others."
Barry Z. Posner
"Character is not born, but made. It is the product of the mind and the heart."
Joseph B. Wirthlin
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
Abigail Van Buren
"One's character is the most valuable asset they have."
Scott McNealy
"Character is the foundation of our lives."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"The stronger a man is, the more gentle he can afford to be."
Elbert Hubbard
"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."
C. S. Lewis
"A man’s character is his fate."
Heraclitus
"Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success."
John Hays Hammond
"Your character is your most prized possession."
Zig Ziglar
"Character is power."
Booker T. Washington
"The character of a man is known from his impression of others."
M. K. Gandhi
"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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