Sayings about Character
If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness. ~ Nigerian Proverbs
Character is easier kept than recovered. ~ English Proverbs
Everyone admires his own character. ~ Turkish Proverbs
Distance tests a horse’s strength; time reveals a marls character. ~ Chinese Proverbs
The character of a man lies not in his body but in his soul. ~ Japanese Proverbs
When two men quarrel, the one who yields first displays the nobler character. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Don’t look at the shape — look at the character. ~ Turkish Proverb
Character can be built on daily routine. ~ Japanese Proverb
One can easily judge the character of a person by the way they treat people who can do nothing for them. ~ Traditional Proverb
The wolf changes only his coat — not his character. ~ Bulgarian Proverbs
If you hear that a mountain has moved, believe; but if you hear that a man has changed his character, believe it not. ~ Islamic Proverb
Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him. ~ African Proverb
Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty. ~ Nigerian Proverb
A rich man has no need of character. ~ Hebrew Proverb
If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will. ~ Chinese Proverb
People show their character by what they laugh at. ~ German Proverbs
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~ Japanese Proverb
Clothes cover up character. ~ Jamaican Proverb
Character is habit long continued. ~ Greek Proverbs
Quotations about Character
I’m not an actress who can create a character. I play me. ~ Mary Tyler Moore
You don’t get in life what you want; you get in life what you are. ~ Les Brown
Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught. ~ J.C. Watts
Action is character. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is. ~ Henri Frederic Amiel
The highest qualities of character… must be earned. ~ Lyman Abbott
As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved. ~ Marcus T. Cicero
Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids. ~ Aristotle
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is victory organized. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is the architect of his own character. ~ George D. Boardman
Beauty can’t amuse you, but brainwork — reading, writing, thinking — can. ~ Helen Gurley Brown
A man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have. ~ Marva Collins
Character matters: leadership descends from character. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Reputation is character minus what you’ve been caught doing. ~ Michael Iapoce
Character must be kept bright as well as clean. ~ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character. ~ Johann Kaspar Lavater
Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions. ~ Roger Babson
In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity. ~ Ambrose Bierce
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. ~ George Washington
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. ~ George Santayana
Character is higher than intellect. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character… ~ Stephen R. Covey
Style is the image of character. ~ Edward Gibbon
If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. ~ Andre Maurois
Luck relies on chance, labor on character. ~ Richard Cobden
Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character. ~ Horace
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. ~ John Wooden
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character. ~ Anthony Robbins
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. ~ Frank Outlaw
During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think. ~ Bernard M. Baruch
The history of mankind is his character. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Character is much easier kept than recovered. ~ Thomas Paine
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character. ~ Henry Clay
By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. ~ Grenville Kleiser
Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word. ~ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character. ~ Horace Greeley
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. ~ Confucius
Before you advise anyone “Be yourself!” reassess his character. ~Author Unknown
Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. ~ Michael Josephson
No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character. ~ John Morley
Success can never be measured by bank balances. Money measures only prosperity. Success is a matter of character. ~ Author Unknown
To succeed is nothing — it’s an accident. But to feel no doubts about oneself is something very different: it is character. ~ Marie Leneru
All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ. ~ John Christian Bovee
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do. ~ William Ellery Channing
Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything. ~ James Boswell
Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. ~ Sri Swami Sivananda
The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals. ~ Henry David Thoreau
There is a great deal of self-will in the world, but very little genuine independence of character. ~ Frederick W. Faber
Habits change into character. ~ Ovid
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Road to Character. ~ Book preview