Our Character Quotes

128 Our Character quotes by 104 unique authors

Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is... opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at… — Michel de Montaigne
All of us have schnozzles... if not in our faces, then in our character, minds or habits. When we admit our schnozzles, instead of defending… — Jimmy Durante
I have always been in favor of a healthy Americanization, but that does not mean a complete disavowal of our German heritage. It means that… — Carl Schurz
The Bible talks about how God uses difficult situations to develop our character and get us stronger. The death of my father is probably the… — Joel Osteen
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character. — Stephen Covey
We can alleviate physical pain, but mental pain - grief, despair, depression, dementia - is less accessible to treatment. It's connected to who we are… — Richard Eyre
Life experience is what defines our character, even if it means getting your heart broken or being lied to. You know, you need the downs… — Nev Schulman
Dreams are the touchstones of our character. — Henry David Thoreau
Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind's capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We are… — Matthew Scully
What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and… — Anais Nin
I'm afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having… — Terry Goodkind
To compose our character is our duty, not to compose books, and to win, not battles and provinces, but order and tranquility in our conduct.… — Michel de Montaigne
Thus, when we plead for the gift of charity, we aren't asking for lovely feelings toward someone who bugs us or someone who has injured… — Sheri L. Dew
We, as human beings, should wish to be loved and embraced for our character, respected and relied on for our courage, and trusted for our… — Laura Schlessinger
We start out in identical perfection: bright, reflective, full of sun. The accident of our lives bruises us into dirty individuality. We meet with grief.… — Gregory Maguire
We should strive to welcome change and challenges, because they are what help us grow. With out them we grow weak like the Eloi in… — H.G. Wells
Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time,… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Our character is composed of our ideas and our feelings: and, since it has been proved that we give ourselves neither feelings nor ideas, our… — Voltaire
Often the deep valleys of our PRESENT will be UNDERSTOOD only by LOOKING BACK on them from the mountains of our FUTURE experience. Often we… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
To feel our character, our personality, and our personal, hard-won history fade from being is to be exposed to whatever lies beneath these comforting, operational… — Peter Straub
But we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in… — Michelle Moran
The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again… — George Eliot
Encourage literally came from "in courage." The courage is put "into" you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we… — Henry Cloud
The depth and strength of our character is defined by our moral code. People only reveal themselves when they're thrown out of the usual conditions… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply." God actually rises up storms of conflict in relationships… — Aiden Wilson Tozer

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