Quotes about Character
Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the disparagement of any.
— George Washington
The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of people, and then they take themselves out of the slums.
— Ezra Taft Benson
We need no fanciful teaching regarding the personality of God. What God desires us to know of Him is revealed in His word and His works. The beautiful things of nature reveal His character and His power as Creator.
— Ellen White
There is no real excellence in all of this world which can be separated from right living.
— David Starr Jordan
No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.
— Phillips Brooks
The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Getting to know God by His names is more than simply learning a new word or discovering a new title He goes by. Learning to know God by His names opens up the door to knowing His character more fully and experiencing His power more deeply.
— Tony Evans
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
— George W. Bush
If you're glued together right and honorable, you will succeed. Get in there and get rid of stupidities and avoid bad people. Try teaching that to your grandchildren. The best way is by example. Fix yourself.
— Charlie Munger
Let your life speak.
— Scot McKnight
Morality is about a heart that is right before God.
— Scot McKnight
The first principle of spiritual formation is this: A spiritually formed person loves God and others.
— Scot McKnight