Quotes About Character

The wisdom of all ages and cultures emphasizes the tremendous power our thoughts have over our character and circumstances.

Men have a trick of coming up to what is expected of them good or bad.

It is easy enough to be pleasant when life flows by like a song. But the man worthwhile is one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.

Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.

Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.

True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

Music... will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you.

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

If power made one evil, then God would be the Devil.

Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality... Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.

The one and only formative power given to man is thought. By his thinking he not only makes character, but body and affairs, for "as he thinketh within himself, so is he."

Great power often corrupts virtue; it invariably renders vice more malignant. . . . In proportion as the powers of government increase, both its own character and that of the people becomes worse.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.

Great men are almost always bad men.

Our weaknesses are not as negative as we may believe. They make us rely upon God's grace and power for greater Christlikeness and ministry.

Riches and power are but gifts of blind fate, whereas goodness is the result of one's own merits.

Character - not wealth, power, or position - is the supreme word.