Quotes About Character

Nothing is more attractive than being like Jesus

One good way to inventory ourselves is to ask ourselves questions about specific character traits. Then we examine in writing the ways that we've exhibited these characteristics in our lives. For instance, we might ask ourselves if we have been prideful. Have arrogance and false pride characterized our behavior? If so, we list them in our inventory. Then, we illustrate the characteristic of pride by listing examples of how pride has caused us to act.

Pride and ingratitude are my biggest character defects. Pride is that hardened part in my mind that needs to be softened by humility and a sense of humor. Making a gratitude list is essential to my daily recovery. I frequently include what I did right each day in my gratitude lists; I believe my focus determines what I become.

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.

Habits change into character.

There is no surer or more illuminating way of reading a man's character, and perhaps a little of his past history, than by observing the contexts in which he prefers to use certain words.

The creature we call a GENTLEMAN lies deep in the hearts of thousands that are born without chance to master the outward graces of the type.

He was a good guy, my old man: simple, old-fashioned. Physically, he was built like a feather-weight, and he wore these thick, black Ronnie Barker glasses. He would say to me, 'You might not have a good education, but good manners don't cost you anything.' And he practised what he preached: he'd always give up his seat on the bus for a woman or help an old lady across the road. A good man. I really miss him.

Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.

In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.

I've found that the way a person feels about cats-and the way they feel about him or her in return-is usually an excellent gauge by which to measure a person's character

Gender preference does not define you. Your spirit defines you.

I am not always good and noble. I am the hero of this story, but I have my off moments.

RUDENESS IS THE WEAK MAN'S IMITATION OF STRENGTH. —Eric Hoffer

The public very properly shun all whose integrity is doubted. No matter how polite and pleasant and accommodating a man may be, none of us dare to deal with him if we suspect "false weights and measures.

Unless there is within us that which is above us, we shall soon yield to that which is about us.

Don't be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that; it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters.

But his virtue was a matter of habit only and he had no philosophy

Only the rich can afford character, but most of them soon to dispense with it soon enough. They just have the money or the power to buy their way out of trouble before the whispers get too loud, but poor men...poor men are judged without mercy.

There is more to me than my boobs and my boyfriends.

The rock-star thing became very destructive, like, wow. I didn't know what I was doing. I just kind of became that thing. The hair, that rock-star kind of lifestyle, just living a dream. It kind of took over. It started out very innocent and then I turned into a cartoon character. And I started to feel like a cartoon character.

Joseph grinned, his teeth bright white in contrast to the dark paint on his face. "Somewhere inside Wentworth's body is a man fighting to come out." "So it seems, brother." -Joseph and Morgan

When I ask French parents what they most want for their children, they say things like "to feel comfortable in their own skin" and "to find their path in the world." They want their kids to develop their own tastes and opinions. In fact, French parents worry if their kids are too docile. They want them to have character. But they believe that children can achieve these goals only if they respect boundaries and have self-control. So alongside character, there has to be cadre .

they believe that children can achieve these goals only if they respect boundaries and have self-control. So alongside character, there has to be cadre.