Quotes: Quite the Character
January 8 | Posted by Wilson | Wilson's Writings“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden
“To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or principle.” – Confucius
“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” – Unknown
“Character is much eaiser kept than recovered.” – Thomas Paine
“Character is like a tree and reputation is like a shadow, the shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.” – Sri Swami Sivananda
“Character is who you are when no one is watching.” – Unknown
“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.” – George Washington
“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
“Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece — by thought, choice, courage, and determination.” – H. Jackson Brown
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” – James A. Froude
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.” – Margaret Chase Smith
“The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.” – John Holt
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” – Sam Ewig
“You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.” – Seneca
“Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.” – Solon
“Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.” – Henry Clay
“Don’t worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.” – Dr Laura Schlessinger
“To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.” – W Somerset Maugham
“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.” – Norman Schwarzkopf
“It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.” – Dr Dale E Turner
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