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Character Quotes

Be truthful, gentle, and fearless.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

The German people in its whole character is not warlike, but rather soldierly, that is, while they do not want war, they are not frightened by the thoughts of it.

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

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.

In struggling with misfortunes lies the true proof of virtue.

The leopard does not change his spots.

He is not great who is not greatly good.

Don't judge a man's conscience by looking at his face cause he may have a bad heart.

Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, Shall win my love.

A good heart is the sun and the moon; or, rather, the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes.

What you are will show in what you do.

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character.

Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.

If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions.

Never say any man is hopeless, because he only represents a character, a bundle of habits, which can be checked by new and better ones. Character is repeated habits, and repeated habits alone can reform character.

The road to gooď is the roughest and steepest inthe universe. It is a wonder that so many succeed,no wonder that so many fall. Character has to beestablished through a thousand stumbles.

You can tell a lot about a person by who his or her heroes are.

Be the kind of person that you want people to think you are.