Quotes about Character

Joy isn't grounded in our circumstances; it is grounded in the unchanging character of God.

You know how a gardenia's petals reveal any telltale fingermarks by turning brown," the preacher said. "Your lives are like that. Purity is like that . . . Young people, don't give anything to the world to destroy. Don't be ashamed of high ideals, dreams, and beautiful thoughts.

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

A Man's management of his own purse speaks volumes about character

Orang yang membiarkan dirinya berbohong sekali, akan menyadari bahwa lebih mudah berbohong untuk kedua dan ketiga kali sampai menjadi kebiasaan.

God grant that men of principle shall be our principal men.

Everything is useful which contributes to fix in the principles and practices of virtue.

It is in our lives, and not from our words, that our religion must be read.

He who permits himself to tell a lie once finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, 'til at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it and truths without the world's believing him. This falsehood of tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name.

Pride makes us artificial; humility makes us real

As a matter of fact, it is often harder to manifest the good that is in us than the evil.