Quotes About Character

Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.

Fox-terriers are born with about four times as much original sin in them as other dogs.

The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.

Surely the shortest commencement address in history - and for me one of the most memorable - was that of Dr. Harold E. Hyde, President of New Hampshire's Plymouth State College. He reduced his message to the graduating class to these three ideals: 'Know yourself- Socrates. Control yourself- Cicero; Give yourself - Christ.'

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned, and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly.

He hasn't an enemy in the world, and none of his friends like him.

Queen Victoria - a mixture of national landlady and actress.

I find the Englishman to be him of all men who stands firmest in his shoes.

The great man is he who does not lose his childlike heart.

It is energy, the central element of which is will, that produces the miracles of enthusiasm in all ages. It is the mainspring of what is called force of character and the sustaining power of all great action.

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

If you have to be in a soap opera, try not to get the worst role.

Never throw mud. You may miss your mark; but you must have dirty hands.

The great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and to continually make a new man of himself.

It is only error in judgement to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

Failure is God's own tool for carving some of the finest outlines in the character of his children.

Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Have regard for your name, since it will remain for you longer than a great store of gold.

The only man who wasn't spoilt by being lionized was Daniel.

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.

Every inch that is not fool is rogue.