Quotes About Character

If this guy ever had an unselfish thought, as my mama would say, it would die of loneliness.

When we trust, we reflect the character of God.

Leaders with principles are less likely to get bullied or pushed around because they can draw clear lines in the sand…The softest pillow is a clear conscience. —Narayana Murthy, founder and CEO, Infosys

Leadership is the sum total of who you are. Leaders are developed not simply born and we can all develop ourselves to be able to guide others. Anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader.

Pursuing purpose with passion • Practicing solid values • Leading with heart • Establishing enduring relationships • Demonstrating self-discipline

Your life story defines your leadership.

The difference with authentic leaders lies in the way they frame their stories.

Pride is corrosive, and it rubs off. You're going to have a tough time developing Christlike humility and thinking of yourself with sober judgment if your close friends are arrogant, full of pride, and looking down their noses at everyone else.

In moments when things don't go your way or something isn't said just the way you wish it had been said, the condition of your heart is revealed for all to see.

Almost seventy-five percent of our leaders have come right out of Willow. These are people who have proven their character, competence, and chemistry fit while serving in volunteer positions within our ministry.

When Christ- followers act from a place of godly character—when they keep the big picture in mind, when they put others' needs ahead of their own, when they order lives according to kingdom priorities—things change. Big things change.

Character is not what we have done, but rather who we are.

God give me the courage and strength to know who I really am, to act accordingly in my life, and to refrain from diverting my time, energy, and interest into my character defects.

Every time I've built character, I've regretted it.

HOBBES: Virtue needs some cheaper thrills.

Dad: Honey, have you seen my glasses? I cant find them. Mom: I haven't seen them. Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!

The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing.

Habit is a second nature thta destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.

I do not admire the excess of a virtue like courage unless I see at the same time an excess of the opposite virtue, as in Epaminondas, who possessed extreme courage and extreme kindness. Otherwise it is not rising to the heights but falling down. We show greatness, not by being at one extreme, but by touching both at once and occupying all the space in between.

If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.

Man is neither angel nor brute, and the unfortunate thing is that he who would act the angel acts the brute.

Weaklings are those who know the truth, but maintain it only as far as it is in their interest to do so, and apart from that forsake it.

The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his every-day conduct.

The strength of a man's virtue must not be measured by his efforts, but by his ordinary life.