Quotes About Character

As a matter of writing philosophy, if there is one, I try not to ever plot a story. I try to write it from the character's point of view and see where it goes.

Character and intelligence are the poles you talent spins on, displaying your gifts.

Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?

Philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

One of my major preoccupations is the approximation between what I say and what I do, between what I seem to be and what I am actually becoming.

If a man has character, he has also his typical experience, which always recurs.

You may have a beautiful philosophy, you may have lofty ideals, but what you will do with your philosophy and ideals is dependent entirely upon what you are inside yourself

A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.

Happiness is not the end of life: character is.

Hillary Clinton appears to believe in a form of stoicism - which is a tried and true life philosophy.

Of the thousands who have paid homage to virtue, barely one has thought to inspect the pedestal on which it stands.

He does not praise himself - yet he is respectable.

The worst type of man behaves as badly in his waking life as some men do in their dreams.

The gentleman understands what is moral. The small man understands what is profitable.

Beauty is not always in the face, but it is always in confidence.

Sooner or later everyone behaves badly. Some of us are just better at it than others.

To be the person you always wanted to be, do the right things with love.

for that men have been good does not suffice for them to continue being good, unless one cares about it to the end.

For a short time, your beauty is an important matter. It the long run, what is important is what you are.

Integrity is the ultimate foundation of leadership.

Find out the difference between ethics and morality, but never forget to be kind.

My thoughts and actions made me who I am.

Values are like Jell-O. They take time to set.

Love someone not because of what they have, love them because of what they are.