Quotes About Character

Unless the man is master of his soul all other kinds of mastery amount to little.

A wise and good man will turn examples of all sorts to his own advantage. The good he will make his patterns, and strive to equal or excel them. The bad he will by all means avoid.

Men as well as rivers grow crooked by following the path of least resistance.

The school-room sends men to the Legislature, to the bench, and the executive office. The bar-room sends them to the scaffold and hell.

In the animal world no creature born to be a dove turns into a scavenger. This happens only among men.

A man is the sum of his misfortunes.

A man will be known by his books.

The wealthiest man among us is the best

Only men of character are trusted.

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.

Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.

The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

When a person does something, it has the man or woman look about it. It drips with humanity. You can follow the logic of it and see the meaning behind it.

The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own esteem.

Im a peaceful man with bad intentions.

All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.

Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances.

Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle.

The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.

I'm still a martial artist at heart. I believe in controlling yourself... I think that's huge in life-to be a good man.