Quotes About Character

The trouble with being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove it.

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

Truth and goodness do not depend on me, Bell. I am too weak. I am as poor a thing as General Blessington. Prepare to despise both of us.

The exercise of the virtues is itself a crucial component of the good life for man

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

Always do what's right; this will gratify some and astonish the rest

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

The man with the greatest soul will always face the greatest war with the low minded person.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. He is considered successful in our day who gets more out of life than he puts in. But a man of value will give more than he receives.

Intellect has powerful muscles, but no personality.

Don't listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this cause. The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus, or Gandhi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie?

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Kebanyakan orang mengatakan bahwa kecerdasanlah yang melahirkan seorang ilmuwan besar. Mereka salah, karakterlah yang melahirkannya.

Sans culture morale, aucune chance pour les hommes.

If you can't do respect for yours, you can't do for others.

N'essayez pas de devenir un homme qui a du succès. Essayez de devenir un homme qui a de la valeur.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive

Cercare di diventare non un uomo di successo, ma un uomo di valore

Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted.