Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty. — Woodrow Wilson
It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life. — Margot Asquith
There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of… — Thornton T. Munger
The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals. — Henry David Thoreau
The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble. — Walter Benjamin
She who makes her husband and her children happy, who reclaims the one from vice, and trains up the other to virtue, is a much… — Oliver Goldsmith
Any action coming out of unconsciousness is sin. The action may look virtuous, but it cannot be. You may create a beautiful facade, a character,… — Rajneesh
Remember, character is not of much value. What is valuable is consciousness - not conscience but consciousness. Conscience is created by the society. The more… — Rajneesh
What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character. — Joseph Barbera
I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life. — Ryan Gosling
There is something greater than wealth, grander even than fame - manhood, character, stand for success... nothing else really does. — Orison Swett Marden
Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and personal courage are the hallmarks of great character. — Brian Tracy
Telling the truth ... is not solely a matter of moral character; it is also a matter of correct appreciation of real situations and of… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create… — Andre Maurois
You know lots of criticism is written by characters who are very academic and think it is a sign you are worthless if you make… — Ernest Hemingway
A man's reputation is not in his own keeping, but lies at the mercy of the profligacy of others. Calumny requires no proof. The throwing… — William Hazlitt
Of the various executive abilities, no one excited more anxious concern than that of placing the interests of our fellow-citizens in the hands of honest… — Thomas Jefferson
It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be… — Samuel Smiles
While I can make no claim for having introduced the term "rugged individualism," I should be proud to have invented it. It has been used… — Herbert Hoover
Have you ever asked yourself why one person is honorable and another dishonorable; why one is honest, another dishonest; why one is moral, another immoral?… — Ezra Taft Benson
A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and fortune. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pregnancy demonstrates the deterministic character of woman's sexuality. — Camille Paglia

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