20+ Quotes About Character
Character is who you are as a person when no one else is watching. Here are 20+ inspiring character quotes and quotes about character.
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“Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught.” – J.C. Watts
“The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.” – Ann Landers
“Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.” – Michael Josephson
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” – Thomas Paine
“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 a destiny.” – Andre Maurois
“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.” – Thomas B. Macaulay
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.” – Orison Sweet Marden
“It is not the most distinguished achievements that men’s virtues or vices may be best discovered; but very often an action of small note. A casual remark or joke shall distinguish a person’s real character more than the greatest sieges, or the most important battles.” – Plutarch
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self respect springs.” – Joan Didion
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” – James Miles
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“Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.” – J. B. Gough
“Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.” -Heraclitus
“Character is higher than intellect.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You can not dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” – James A. Froude
“The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.” – Abigail Van Buren
“Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.” – Elmer G. Letterman
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.” – Dale Carnegie
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