Quotes About Character

Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.

All progression in spiritual things is dependent upon the attainment of humility.

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.

Every action alters the soul of the doer.

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior

Sincerity is the foundation of the spiritual life.

The spiritual leader will choose the hidden path of sacrificial service and approval of the Lord over the flamboyant self-advertising of the world.

Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.

Spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness in not going to happen unless we act... What transforms us is the will to obey Jesus Christ.

The goal of spiritual life is not altered states, but altered traits

Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness

The spirit is the true self.

Being a warrior doesn't mean necessarily you need to win and succeed. It's just a spiritual condition of living a worthwhile life.

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character.

When one has truly imbibed spiritual qualities, they will spontaneously be reflected in one's thoughts and actions.

It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the actual.

No short-cut that tries to bypass the patient unfolding of the true character of God, and our relationship to him as his children, can ever succeed in providing long-term spiritual therapy.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

The will is a product of integrity, not a child of contradictions.

One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole

What to one man is the virtue which he has sunk below the possibility of aspiring to, is to another the backsliding by which he forfeits his spiritual crown.

Thinking well is integral to acting righteously. Truth and spirituality are of a piece: to know the truth is to do it. There is no dichotomy between the two. To be spiritual is to know/do the truth.

Character is the spiritual body of the person, and represents the individualization of vital experience, the conversion of unconscious things into self-conscious men.