Quotes about Character
To me, integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more importantly, in our thoughts and in our hearts.
— Joseph Wirthlin
The desire for money may be an indication of greed, but I want to argue that greed is a much more subtle vice than simply the desire to be rich.
— Stanley Hauerwas
We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.
— St. Augustine
We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
— St. Augustine
Oh, child. The best thing is to know. I always tell 'em, best to be who you is. What you is deep down inside. Ain't no other good way of livin'.
— Lisa Wingate
A good heart can't ever let the bad get in, Mama's voice whispers in my head. You got a good heart, Hannie. Don't let the bad get in you. Don't open the door to it, no matter how much it comes knockin' or how sweet it sounds askin'.
— Lisa Wingate
A person must have principles, Epiphany. That's the one thing no one can take from you. The only way you can lose your principles is to give them up. Remember that.
— Lisa Wingate
We do not choose the vessel we're given, Iola Anne, but we choose what we pour out and what we keep inside," she say.
— Lisa Wingate
A man who doesn't stand for what is right dies his own death well before it happens.
— Lisa Wingate
Tough times make good people and bad people.
— Lisa Wingate
What should matter is whether or not you can live with who you are.
— Lisa Wingate
The best thing is to know. I always tell 'em, best to be who you is. What you is deep down inside. Ain't no other good way of livin'.
— Lisa Wingate