Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

Nothing about character is hereditary. Everyone, regardless of social background, financial status, race, or sex, enters the world with an equal opportunity to become a… — Michael Josephson
If we don't invest now in building character into children we will surely invest more tomorrow in trying to repair adults. — Michael Josephson
While you, the leader, can teach many things, character is not taught easily to adults who arrive at your desk lacking it. Be cautious about… — John Wooden
Since the point of erotica is to offer the consumer sexual experiences without having to compromise with the demands of the other sex, it is… — Steven Pinker
Young people are more hopeful at a certain age than adults, but I suspect that's glandular. As for children, I keep as far from them… — Gore Vidal
We are what we seem to be. — Willard Gaylin
Purity perceives and respects the character of sex-its depth, seriousness, intimacy, and true home within wedded love, which alone makes possible the total and mutual… — Dietrich von Hildebrand
You must achieve the confidence of knowing that you possess absolute, unbending, unimpeachable integrity. Everyone must know that. Above all else, it is integrity that… — Unknown Author
Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given… — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
What most counts is not merely to live, but to live right. — Socrates
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward. — Silius Italicus
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. — Socrates
A good name is rather to be chosen than riches. — Solomon
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'The signs of a hypocrite are three: 1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 2. Whenever he… — Abu Hurairah
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch… — Gautama Buddha
The right time to show your good character is when you are pestered by someone weaker than you. — Gautama Buddha
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters. — Plato
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity - I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered… — Plato
Man in his raw, natural state as he comes from the womb is morally and spiritually corrupt in disposition and character. Every part of his… — Robert L. Reymond
Of course, the character of my garden is also determined by things beyond any human decision, mine or anyone else's. — Allen Lacy
The beginning is the most important part...for that is the time character is being formed. — Plato
His own character is the arbiter of every ones fortune. — Publilius Syrus
The legal system doesn't always serve as a good guide for your conscience. You can step way over the ethical line and still be inside… — Price Pritchett
Excellence calls for character . . . integrity . . . fairness . . . honesty . . . a determination to do what's right.… — Price Pritchett
When lending people money, be sure their character exceeds their collateral. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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