Quotes About Character

Things do get tough for everyone from time to time. But it's how you rise up that defines you.

Be patient with yourself, and take things one step at a time." Become aware not just of who you are, but what you stand for, and all the little things that make you up.

In life we learn that we have to accept that the people we love do not love us, or not in the way we hope. We have to accept betrayal and disloyalty, and, hardest of all, that someone is better than we are in character or intelligence.

Never judge someone's character based on the words of another. What we learn about someone isn't what others tell us. It's what we observe. People can tell us anything they want.

Alway's keep true to yourself. Never be ashamed of doing what is right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.

The true measure of a person is how they treat you when others are not looking.

There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However, everyone will at least know what you stood for—YOU.

We all take different paths in life. But its the way you live your life that matters.

The true beauty of a person does not depend on their looks, but on their outlook on life.

My value as a person is not measured by the number of people who like me. My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a scale of righteousness and my word.

You're always you, "You cannot change who you are, only what you do.

I can choose not to get angry. I can choose not to take offense. I can choose not to dwell on criticism. I can choose to pay no heed to harsh words. I can choose to ignore negativity and see positives. Through it all, I can retain my good character and choose to be kind.

If you have it in you, do something that defines you. because everything happens within you.

You will always be you, so stay true to yourself and never sacrifice who you are for anyone.

It doesn't matter how old you are or where you come from. Manners, kindness, respect and compassion will always be the signs of a good human being.

Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today. So, you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets.

To live your life being thought a fool, is not important. The only important thing is what you do.

Anger only breeds more anger in return, it's an endless chain...Practicing self-control would take you a long way...and self-analysis would give you the insight to see that a person that snaps so easily uses projection to cover his own bullshit. A person with true strength of character, would take an issue at hand, weigh the facts, and act accordingly with a balanced mind...

The strength of a man isn't seen in the power of his arms. It's seen in the love with which he Holds you.

To say you have no choice is to release yourself from responsibility and that's not how a person with integrity acts.

Let your actions be your words.

None of us would admit to having "bad character," although we have all done bad things. In fact, a person who has never done anything "bad" will be a pretty superficial, infantile being, and that is a bad thing.

Later—much later, if at all—we reluctantly come to recognize that those choices we made were reflective of our character, our limited field of vision, and our presumption that we knew enough to know enough.

Violent men don't have the strength of consciousness and character to own responsibility for what is missing in their own psychological life. They pummel others for not carrying their own anguished souls.