Meaningful Quotes: Character
"That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful." (Ninon de L'Enclos)
"You can't outpuke a buzzard." (unknown)
"Don't let your ice cream melt while counting somebody else's sprinkles." (Akilah Hughes)
"Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity." (Rick Rigsby)
"Blowing out someone else's candle won't make yours shine brighter." (unknown)
"The more you hate, the more you die." (Harold Somers, Holocaust survivor)
"You have to be odd to be number one." (Dr. Seuss)
"Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty." (Frank Herbert)
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” (Winston Churchill)
"Feelings are a lot like waves. We can't stop them from coming. But we can choose which ones to surf." (unknown)
“What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.” (Abraham Lincoln)
“…So be good for goodness’ sake.” (J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie)
“We simply cannot expect to refine the substance of character from husks of pleasure.” (Gordon B. Hinckley)
“Be good, do good.” (John Adams)
“To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.” (Abigail Adams)
“Character is what you are willing to do when the spotlight has been turned off, the applause is over, and no one is around to give you any credit.” (Ann Landers)
“The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of man the country turns out.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“The formation of character is forged on the anvil of adversity.” (Jason R. Roberts)
“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings, and only character remains.” (Horace Greeley)
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” (Helen Keller)
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
“We hear a lot of talk in America about character assassination, but hear very little about the assassination of character itself.” (Jason R. Roberts)
“Within the character of the citizens lies the welfare of the republic.” (Cicero)
“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think about you.” (John Wooden)
“The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow character and reap a destiny.” (George D. Boardman)
“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)
“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” (Theodore Roosevelt)
"You can't outpuke a buzzard." (unknown)
"Don't let your ice cream melt while counting somebody else's sprinkles." (Akilah Hughes)
"Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity." (Rick Rigsby)
"Blowing out someone else's candle won't make yours shine brighter." (unknown)
"The more you hate, the more you die." (Harold Somers, Holocaust survivor)
"You have to be odd to be number one." (Dr. Seuss)
"Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty." (Frank Herbert)
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” (Winston Churchill)
"Feelings are a lot like waves. We can't stop them from coming. But we can choose which ones to surf." (unknown)
“What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.” (Abraham Lincoln)
“…So be good for goodness’ sake.” (J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie)
“We simply cannot expect to refine the substance of character from husks of pleasure.” (Gordon B. Hinckley)
“Be good, do good.” (John Adams)
“To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.” (Abigail Adams)
“Character is what you are willing to do when the spotlight has been turned off, the applause is over, and no one is around to give you any credit.” (Ann Landers)
“The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of man the country turns out.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“The formation of character is forged on the anvil of adversity.” (Jason R. Roberts)
“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings, and only character remains.” (Horace Greeley)
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” (Helen Keller)
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
“We hear a lot of talk in America about character assassination, but hear very little about the assassination of character itself.” (Jason R. Roberts)
“Within the character of the citizens lies the welfare of the republic.” (Cicero)
“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think about you.” (John Wooden)
“The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow character and reap a destiny.” (George D. Boardman)
“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)
“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” (Theodore Roosevelt)