Character Quotes - Quotes about Character

"It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered."

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."

"You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise."

"Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath."

"Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts."

"Sow an act...reap a habit; Sow a habit...reap a character; Sow a character...reap a destiny." --

"It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves."

"Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character."

"Good government generally begins in the family, and if the moral character of a people once degenerate, their political character must soon follow."

"Sports do not build character. They reveal it."

"History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances."

"Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold."