Character Quote by Aristotle

Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we…

— Alan Dershowitz

Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.

— Michael Josephson

Good character consists of knowing the good, desiring the good, and doing the good habits of the mind, habits of the heart, and habits…

— Thomas Lickona

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

— George Santayana

Good character is more important than wealth, good looks, popularity and even education. These things do not guarantee happiness and often they become obstacles…

— Michael Josephson

A good character today is shaped by greatness, greatness in vision, greatness in courage, greatness in insight, greatness in purpose and devotion.

— A. Powell Davies

Good character is that quality which makes one dependable whether being watched or not, which makes one truthful when it is to one's advantage…

— Arthur S. Adams

A good character is, in all cases, the fruit of personal exertion. It is not inherited from parents; it is not created by external…

— Josiah Johnson Hawes

Character gives us qualities, but it is in our actions — what we do — that we are happy or the reverse.

— Aristotle

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality.

— James F. Cooper

A good character is something you must make for yourself. It cannot be inherited from parents. It cannot be created by having extraordinary advantages.…

— L. Tom Perry

Good character improves every aspect of a person’s life.

— John C. Maxwell