Quotes about Character
We are fonder of visiting our friends in health than in sickness. We judge less favorably of their characters when any misfortune happens to them; and a lucky hit, either in business or reputation, improves even their personal appearance in our eyes.
— William Hazlitt
The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.
— Marcus Aurelius
The hoary beard is a crown of glory if it be found in the way of righteousness.
— Anonymous
It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around.
— Barbara Kingsolver
How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success.
— Charles Swindoll
It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Noble fathers have noble children.
— Euripides
No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward for what he gave.
— Calvin Coolidge
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them.
— Aristotle
Saint abroad, and a devil at home.
— John Bunyan
To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.
— James Faust
As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.
— John Maxwell