Quotes About Character

I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength.

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself.

Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.

It is one of the worst effects of prosperity to make a man a vortex instead of a fountain; so that, instead of throwing out, he learns only to draw in.

It is part and parcel of every man's life to develop beauty in himself. All perfect things have in them an element of beauty.

God is like us to this extent, that whatever in us is good is like God.

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

I am poor, and I am glad that i am, for i find that wealth makes more people mean than it duz generous.

I hope i shall never hav so much reputashun that i shan't feel obliged to be alwus civil.

The man who kan ware a paper collar a hole week and keap, it klean, aint fit for enny thing else.

Faith is confidence in our moral instincts as the best evidence we have or can have of the Divine will and the Divine character.

Every man had his personal habits, passions, and impulses toward goodness, beauty, and truth.

But she was not even grateful to him for it; nothing good on Pierre's part seemed to her to be an effort, it seemed so natural for him to be kind to everyone that there was no merit in his kindness.

there are only two sources of human vice—idleness and superstition, and only two virtues—activity and intelligence.