“At the end of your lives you will not be judged by academic successes, the degrees or diplomas earned, the positions held, the material wealth acquired, or power and prestige, but rather on the basis of what you have become as persons and what you are in conduct and character.”
― Howard W. Hunter
“To measure the man, measure his heart.”
― Malcolm Forbes
“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.”
― Lawrence G. Lovasik
“'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”
― Thomas Paine
“Men of few words are the best men."
― William Shakespeare
“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
― Bruce Lee
“A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.”
― James Allen
“There was a saying that a man's true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.”
― Alison Goodman
“Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”
― John C. Maxwell
“We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.”
― Socrates
“Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.”
― Joyce Meyer
“When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.”
― W.Somerset Maugham
“People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“…we get to choose what we put out into the world. I try to put out what I would like back.”
-Lin-Manuel Miranda
“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”
― Mark Twain
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
― John Wooden
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters”
― Albert Einstein
“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
― Abigail Van Buren
“There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.”
-William Shakespeare
“If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.”
-Michelangelo
