Quotes about Character
My lord, it is easier for some men to be saints, than for others not to be sinners.
— Herman Melville
Young men, more than anything, need good role models in their lives.
— Eric Metaxas
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
— St. Augustine
You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.
— Stephen Covey
Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.
— John Wooden
George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.
— Mark Twain
What sometimes goes on in all sorts of Christian institutions is not formation of people in the character of Christ; it's teaching of outward conformity. You don't get in trouble for not having the character of Christ, but you do if you don't obey the laws.
— Dallas Willard
It takes a real man to make a true confession - a Chocolate Soldier will excuse or cloak his sin.
— CT Studd
What do you despise? By this you are truly known.
— Michelangelo
Matthew 7:16 tells us that by their fruits you shall know them. Donald Trump's life has borne fruit, fruit that has provided jobs to multitudes of people in addition to the many he has helped with his generosity.
— Jerry Falwell, Jr.
The object of the superior man is truth.
— Confucius
Truth that is not undergirded by love makes the truth obnoxious and the possessor of it repulsive.
— Ravi Zacharias