Quotes About Character

Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness.

Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.

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.

Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; Filths savour but themselves.

A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he's absolutely free to choose.

Material power that is not counterbalanced by adequate spiritual power, that is, by love and wisdom, is a curse

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.

Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.

The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.

Put the greatest emphasis on what's in you; your knowledge, your wisdom, your inner strength, your character, your tenacity and people will look through the box and always walk away with the product.

Strength and wisdom are not opposing values.

When the inward is good the outward is also inevitably so, for the outward always follows the inward, whether good or evil.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Humility is the mother of all virtues, courage the father, integrity the child and wisdom the grandchild.

What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

In humility alone lies true greatness, and knowledge and wisdom are profitable only in so far as our lives are governed by them.

Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.

Wisdom is always connected to beauty. When you see someone acting by their principles, their wisdom makes them beautiful.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.