61 Best Quotes And Sayings About Character

Published on September 12, 2016 , under Quotes
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Character is the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

1. Conduct is the best proof of character.
Anonymous
Conduct is the best proof of character.

2. People of character do the right thing even if no one else does, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.
Michael Josephson
People of character do the right thing even if no one else does, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed ... Michael Josephson

3. Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity But If You Want To Test A Man's Character Give Him Power.
Abraham Lincoln
Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity But If You Want To Test A Man's Character Give Him Power. Abraham Lincoln

4. Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
Booker T. Washington
Character, not circumstances, makes the man. Booker T. Washington

5. How a person treats their family says a lot about their character
Anonymous
How a person treats their family says a lot about their character

6. Character is doing the right thing when no one is looking
Anonymous
Character is doing the right thing when no one is looking

7. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I haveā€”life itself.
Walter Anderson
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, .. Walter Anderson

8. Personality is Who we are and what we do when everybody is watching. Character is Who we are and what we do when nobody is watching.
Anonymous
Personality is Who we are and what we do when everybody is watching. Character is Who we are and what we do when nobody is watching.

9. When character is lost all is lost.
Billy Graham
When character is lost all is lost. Billy Graham

10. When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. Japanese Proverb

11. Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
Anonymous
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.

12. Character, like a photograph develops in develops in darkness.
Yousuf Karsh
Character, like a photograph develops in develops in darkness. Yousuf Karsh

13. 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
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

14. Sometimes people are beautiful, not in looks. Just in the way they are.
Anonymous
Sometimes people are beautiful, not in looks. Just in the way they are.

15. Character is revealed when pressure is applied.
Anonymous
Character is revealed when pressure is applied

16. Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
Anonymous
Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

17. Worry about your character, not your reputation.
Anonymous
Worry about your character, not your reputation

18. Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success.
John Hays Hammond
Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success. John Hays Hammond

19. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John Wooden
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. John Wooden

20. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt

21. Character Who You Are When Nobody Is Looking Go Stillsees.
PJP
Character Who You Are When Nobody Is Looking Go Stillsees. PJP

22. Solid Character Will Reflect Itself In Consistent Beahavior While Poor Character Will Seek To Hide Behind Deceptive Words And Actions.
Myles Munroe
Solid Character Will Reflect Itself In Consistent Beahavior While Poor Character Will Seek To Hide Behind Deceptive Words And Actions. Myles Munroe

23. Many People Would Be Scared If They Saw In The Mirror Not Their Faces But Their Character.
Anonymous
Many People Would Be Scared If They Saw In The Mirror Not Their Faces But Their Character.

24. Beauty Catches The Attention But Character Catches The Heart
Anonymous
Beauty Catches The Attention But Character Catches The Heart

25. Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.
John Lubbock
Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it. John Lubbock

26. Goodness is about character, integrity, #honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.
Dennis Prager
Goodness is about character, integrity, #honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. Dennis Prager

27. Don’t be fooled between character and an act. A person who is truly good-hearted will be kind to everyone, not just the people they stand to gain something from. A person who is truly kind will feel remorse for causing pain, and they will try to make it right.
Anonymous
Don't be fooled between character and an act. A person who is truly good-hearted will be kind to everyone, not just the people they stand to gain something from. A person who is truly...

28. You express the truth of your character with the choice of your actions.
Steve Maraboli
You express the truth of your character with the choice of your actions. Steve Maraboli

29. Real Richness Is When You Are So Expensive That No One Can Buy Your Character
Anonymous
Real Richness Is When You Are So Expensive That No One Can Buy Your Character

30. A true test of character isn't how you are on your best days but how you act on your worst days.
Anonymous
A true test of character isn't how you are on your best days but how you act on your worst days

31. Our Character Is Defined By What We Do When We Think No One Is Looking.
Anonymous
Our Character Is Defined By What We Do When We Think No One Is Looking

32. The truth of your character is expressed through the choice of your actions.
Dr. Steve Maraboli
The truth of your character is expressed through the choice of your actions. Dr. Steve Maraboli

33. Show respect even to people who don't deserve it, not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.
Anonymous
Show respect even to people who don't deserve it, not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.

34. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King, Jr.

35. The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do. John Holt
The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do. John Holt

36. Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
Heywood Broun
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. Heywood Broun

37. Good character is property. It is the noblest of all possessions.
Samuel Smiles
Good character is property. It is the noblest of all possessions. Samuel Smiles

38. Our True Character Is That Person We Become When No One Is Watching
Anonymous
Our True Character Is That Person We Become When No One Is Watching

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

40. If I keep my good character, I shall be rich enough.
Apuleius
If I keep my good character, I shall be rich enough. Apuleius

41. No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character. Ralph Waldo Emerson

42. The Best Index To A Person's Character Is How He Treats People Who Can't Fight Back.
Abigail Van Buren
The Best Index To A Person's Character Is How He Treats People Who Can't Fight Back. Abigail Van Buren

43. 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 Adams Keller
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 Adams Keller

44. Remember That You Character Is Your Destiny
Anonymous
Remember That You Character Is Your Destiny

45. There's something wrong with your character if opportunity controls your loyalty.
Anonymous
There's something wrong with your character if opportunity controls your loyalty.

46. People with good intentions make Promises but people with good Character keep them.
Anonymous
People with good intentions make Promises but people with good Character keep them.

47. Beauty catches the attention, but character catches the heart.
Anonymous
Beauty catches the attention, but character catches the heart.

48. 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.
John Luther
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...John Luther

49. You must learn to be three people at once writer, character, and reader.
Nancy Kress
You must learn to be three people at once writer, character, and reader. Nancy Kress

50. Here's something wrong with your character if opportunity controls your loyalty.
Sean Simmons
Here's something wrong with your character if opportunity controls your loyalty. Sean Simmons

51. Habits change into character.
Ovid
Habits change into character. Ovid

52. When others disrespect you beware the impulse to win their respect. For their disrespect is not a valuation of your worth but a signal of their character.
Brendon Burchard
When others disrespect you beware the impulse to win their respect. For their disrespect is not a valuation of your worth but a signal of their character. Brendon Burchard

53. 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.
H Jackson Brown Jr
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... H Jackson Brown Jr

54. It takes real character to do what's right when no one else is doing it.
Anonymous
It takes real character to do what's right when no one else is doing it.

55. Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful… that's what matters to me.
Steve Jobs
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me. Steve Jobs

56. Character is the sum and total of a person's choices.
P.B. Fitzwater
Character is the sum and total of a person's choices. P.B. Fitzwater

57. The True Index Of A Man's Character Is The Health Of His Wife.
Cyril Connolly
The True Index Of A Man's Character Is The Health Of His Wife. Cyril Connolly

58. Character is destiny.
Heraclitus
Character is destiny. Heraclitus

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

60. 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.
Heraclitus
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. Heraclitus

61. Character, not circumstance, makes you.
Anonymous
Character, not circumstance, makes you.

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