--- title: "12 Character Faith Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Character Faith quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Character Faith sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/billy-graham-234_character_the-greatest-legacy-one-can-pass-on-to-o_1326076.png" --- > [The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-greatest-legacy-one-can-pass-on-to-one-s-children-and/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/billy-graham-234_character_the-greatest-legacy-one-can-pass-on-to-o_1326076.png) > [The fundamental character of our faith means an extensive diversity is required not only within local community, but between communities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-hauerwas/the-fundamental-character-of-our-faith-means-an-extensive-diversity/) [Stanley Hauerwas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-hauerwas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/stanley-hauerwas-2675_between_the-fundamental-character-of-our-faith-m_1137148.png) > [“The character of faith resolves all tensions between objectivity and subjectivity, For faith has significance only in its orientation to its object…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer/the-character-of-faith-resolves-all-tensions-between-objectivity-and/) [G C Berkouwer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-c-berkouwer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/g-c-berkouwer-9618_faith_the-character-of-faith-resolves-all-tens_746985.jpg) > [In homes where high ideals and gospel values are maintained, it is parents, not teachers, who lay the foundation of character and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-d-pinegar/in-homes-where-high-ideals-and-gospel-values-are-maintained-it-is/) [Rex D. Pinegar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-d-pinegar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e86/rex-d-pinegar-43077_character_in-homes-where-high-ideals-and-gospel-va_1349841.jpg) > [As men and women of character and of faith in the soundness of democratic methods, we must work like dogs to justify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-d-eisenhower/as-men-and-women-of-character-and-of-faith-in-the-soundness-of/) [Dwight D. Eisenhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-d-eisenhower/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/dwight-d-eisenhower-499_character_as-men-and-women-of-character-and-of-fai_2298222.jpg) > [The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-l-smith/the-man-who-cannot-believe-in-himself-cannot-believe-in-anything-else-2/) [Roy L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-l-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/roy-l-smith-52820_anything_the-man-who-cannot-believe-in-himself-ca_2743582.jpg) > [The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/the-character-of-the-faith-that-allows-us-to-be-transformed-by/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/john-ortberg-932_certainty_the-character-of-the-faith-that-allows-u_349827.png) > [Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/any-of-us-can-be-happy-and-have-a-good-attitude-when-everything-is-2/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/joel-osteen-194_attending_any-of-us-can-be-happy-and-have-a-good-a_2755883.jpg) > [Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/any-of-us-can-be-happy-and-have-a-good-attitude-when-everything-is/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77c/joel-osteen-194_attending_any-of-us-can-be-happy-and-have-a-good-a_1367405.jpg) > [A doctrine-teaching, character-building university, the Brigham Young University is dedicated to the building of character and faith, for character is higher than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-w-kimball/a-doctrine-teaching-character-building-university-the-brigham-young/) [Spencer W. Kimball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-w-kimball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/spencer-w-kimball-1179_academic_a-doctrine-teaching-character-building-u_1683289.jpg) > [“As one has aptly and truly stated the case, it is not faith that saves but faith in Jesus Christ; strictly speaking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-murray/as-one-has-aptly-and-truly-stated-the-case-it-is-not-faith-that-saves/) [John Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/john-murray-18190_faith_as-one-has-aptly-and-truly-stated-the-ca_1711327.jpg) > [For how shall we fill people with blind faith in the correctness of a doctrine, if we ourselves spread uncertainty and doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-hitler/for-how-shall-we-fill-people-with-blind-faith-in-the-correctness-of-a/) [Adolf Hitler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-hitler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/adolf-hitler-253_blind_for-how-shall-we-fill-people-with-blind_476940.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-faith/#itemlist", "name": "Character Faith Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Graham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-greatest-legacy-one-can-pass-on-to-one-s-children-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/billy-graham-234_character_the-greatest-legacy-one-can-pass-on-to-o_1326076.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/billy-graham-234_character_the-greatest-legacy-one-can-pass-on-to-o_1326076.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/billy-graham-234_character_the-greatest-legacy-one-can-pass-on-to-o_1326076.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material…” — Billy Graham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The fundamental character of our faith means an extensive diversity is required not only within local community, but between communities.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stanley Hauerwas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-hauerwas/the-fundamental-character-of-our-faith-means-an-extensive-diversity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/stanley-hauerwas-2675_between_the-fundamental-character-of-our-faith-m_1137148.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/stanley-hauerwas-2675_between_the-fundamental-character-of-our-faith-m_1137148.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/stanley-hauerwas-2675_between_the-fundamental-character-of-our-faith-m_1137148.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The fundamental character of our faith means an extensive diversity is required not only within local…” — Stanley Hauerwas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The character of faith resolves all tensions between objectivity and subjectivity, For faith has significance only in its orientation to its object - the grace of God.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "G C Berkouwer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer/the-character-of-faith-resolves-all-tensions-between-objectivity-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/g-c-berkouwer-9618_faith_the-character-of-faith-resolves-all-tens_746985.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/g-c-berkouwer-9618_faith_the-character-of-faith-resolves-all-tens_746985.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/g-c-berkouwer-9618_faith_the-character-of-faith-resolves-all-tens_746985.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The character of faith resolves all tensions between objectivity and subjectivity, For faith has…” — G C Berkouwer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In homes where high ideals and gospel values are maintained, it is parents, not teachers, who lay the foundation of character and faith in the hearts of their children.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rex D. 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