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Quotes About Character

I think the greatest of all human virtues is loyalty. It embraces all the best of the human character: courage, faith, love and charity.
~ Douglas Bader
We are all born brave, trusting and greedy, and most of us remain greedy.
~ Mignon McLaughlin
A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't.
~ Mike Nichols
Before money or anything else. Money cannot buy it...Because a man I do not trust could not get money from me on all the bonds in Christendom.
~ J. P. Morgan
I have not observed mens honesty to increase with their riches.
~ Thomas Jefferson
Integrity is not a given factor in everyone's life. It is a result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly honest in all situations in our lives.
~ John C. Maxwell
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
~ Jean de La Fontaine
I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.
~ Confucius
She had learned, in the slums of her childhood, that honest people were never touchy about the matter of being trusted.
~ Ayn Rand
There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.
~ John C. Maxwell
Too many companies want their brands to reflect some idealised, perfected image of themselves. As a consequence, their brands acquire no texture, no character and no public trust.
~ Richard Branson
The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by the greater trust that it procures him.
~ Plutarch
Once I was adviced never to trust a pretty face. Well, and what should I do when a meet a shithead?
~ William C. Brown
Trust and reputation are not discretionary. They are as necessary in business as the people in whom they reside.
~ Tony Alessandra
People who lie, cheat and steal in relationships are communicating that they have such an inferior view of themselves that they are not worthy of another's trust.
~ Chip R. Bell
Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you, nor judge of a road till it draw to the end.
~ John Boyle O'Reilly
It's interesting, because I tend to trust a man with big ears.
~ Mo Rocca
Trust doesn't develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.
~ Simon Sinek
Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice.
~ Winston Churchill
Look well to the characters and qualifications of those you elect and raise to office and places of trust.
~ Matthias B. Tallmadge
You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.
~ William Paul Young, The Shack
Terence: As my old da used to tell me, 'never trust a rich man'. David: Good thing I'm only moderately rich. Terence: Which is why I only moderately distrust you.
~ Sabrina Jeffries
Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.
~ John C. Maxwell
I never trusted a man who never smoked or drank.
~ Abraham Lincoln