Quotes About Character

A man does not come to the almshouse or the jail by the tyranny of fate or circumstance, but by the pathway of grovelling thoughts and base desires.

How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy their poise of character, and make bad blood!

A man's weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, and not another man's; they are brought about by himself, and not by another; and they can only be altered by himself, never by another.

That amazing poise of character, which we call serenity is the closing lesson of subculture, the fruitage of the soul. It is treasured as know-how, greater to be preferred than gold—yea, than even nice gold. How insignificant mere cash searching for appears in assessment with a serene existence—a existence that dwells in the ocean of Truth, below the waves, beyond the attain of tempests, in the Eternal Calm!

That exquisite poise of character, which we call serenity is the last lesson of culture, the fruitage of the soul.

The universe does not favour the greedy, the dishonest, the vicious, although on the mere surface it may sometimes appear to do so; it helps the honest, the magnanimous, the virtuous. All the great Teachers of the ages have declared this in varying forms, and to prove and know it a man has but to persist in making himself more and more virtuous by lifting up his thoughts.

Every man is where he is by the law of his being; the thoughts which he has built into his character have brought him there, and in the arrangement of his life there is no element of chance, but all is the result of a law which cannot err. This is just as true of those who feel "out of harmony" with their surroundings as of those who are contented with them.

Circumstance does not make the person; it reveals him to himself

As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

Men do now not entice that which they want, but that which they're. Their whims, fancies, and aims are thwarted at each step, but their inmost thoughts and goals are fed with their own food, be it foul or smooth.

Men do not attract what they want, but what they are.

The man of self regards the loss of his wealth, his comforts, or his life as the greatest calamities which can befall him. The man of principle looks upon these incidents as comparatively insignificant, and not to be weighed with loss of character, loss of Truth.

considerable portion of the happenings of life comes to us without any direct choosing on our part, and such happenings are generally regarded as having no relation to our will or character, but as appearing fortuitously; as occurring without a cause. Thus one

The universe does not favour the greedy, the dishonest, the vicious, although on the mere surface it may sometimes appear to do so;

Men do not attract that which they -want,- but that which they -are.-

The universe does not favour the greedy, the dishonest, the vicious, although on the mere surface it may sometimes appear to do so; it helps the honest, the magnanimous, the virtuous. All the great Teachers of the ages have declared this in varying forms

Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. Their whims, fancies, and ambitions are thwarted at every step, but their inmost thoughts and desires are fed with their own food, be it foul or clean.

A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine...

dig deep into the mine of his soul; and that he's the maker of his character, the moulder of his life, and the builder of his destiny, he may unerringly show, if he will watch, manage, and adjust his thoughts, tracing their outcomes upon

A precise educate of thought endured in, be it right or awful, can not fail to supply its effects at the character and instances. A man cannot without delay select his occasions, but he can pick his mind, and so in a roundabout way, but surely, form his situations.

Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself

Before a man can achieve anything, even in worldly things, he must elevate his mind above slavish animal indulgence. He may not, so that it will prevail, surrender all animality and selfishness, by way of any way; but a portion of it should, as a minimum, be sacrificed.

And the higher he lifts his thoughts, the extra manly, upright, and righteous he turns into, the greater can be his success, the more blessed and enduring could be his achievements.

We do not attract what we want but who we are.