Quotes About Character

How can a man know he is one when his highest aim is minding his manners?

You must understand: the unholy trinity Scripture names as the world, our flesh, and the evil one conspire to undermine your character.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.

The interaction of disparate cultures, the vehemence of the ideals that led the immigrants here, the opportunity offered by a new life, all gave America a flavor and a character that make it as unmistakable and as remarkable to people today as it was to Alexis de Tocqueville in the early part of the nineteenth century.

Equality in America has never meant literal equality of condition or capacity. There will always be inequalities in character and ability in any society. Equality has meant rather that in the words of the Declaration of Independence, All men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. It is meant that in a democratic society there should be no inequalities in opportunities or in freedoms.

His name was Captain Montague. He had broken his leg some time before and so had been unfit for active service till then. A kind of phosphorescent pale elegance about his face. A delicate, gallant moustache. He was one of the most supremely stupid men I have ever met. He taught me a great deal.

Laziness, I am afraid, was Charles's distinguishing trait.

The definition of integrity is this: Being what I say I am by acting in accordance with my words.

Humility is the cornerstone of leadership.

Only those strong enough to keep silent about self are strong enough to be sure of self.

SIR CHARLES is an upright, well-groomed, grey-moustached, red-faced man of sixty-seven, with a keen eye for molehills, and none at all for mountains.

I hate the man who builds his name; On ruins of another's fame

Always remember you are needed in this world and that your commitment, character, and higher love make all the difference.

The theory was simple: If a man had enough sense to accumulate a bunch of cash, then he would certainly make a worthy U.S senator.

You know, I have a very bad reputation.

You shouldn't criticize, Stan. It's an easy habit to acquire and an impossible one to break. It robs your soul of character.

She appeared to be about fifty years old, with long stringy gray hair, and lots of wrinkles. In

picked up on comments that suggested Ike Boone struggled with the bottle

No woman of spirit," he said, "would make choice of such a man that was more like a woman than a man

he was very lusty, beardless and lady-faced.

As Knox had proclaimed, Elizabeth ruled from the head and Mary from the heart

We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed in feeling sorry for ourselves) behind. If we leave a place and take our selfishness with us, the cycle of problems starts all over again no matter where we go. But if we leave our selfishness behind, no matter where we are, things start to improve.

More than anything else we should be concerned about meekness, or our standing in God's sight. If that standing is as it should be, nothing else matters. If it is not, nothing else counts.

But our God is a God of grace. If we desire to be like him, we need to go beyond being people who are saved by grace to be people who are characterized by grace.