quotes on character

Accomplishing a goal is not as important as the person you become accomplishing it. -- Isabelle Eberhardt

Character is moral maturity.

Dwight Moody said: Character is the person we are in the dark when nobody is looking.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he as already achieved, but at what he aspires to. -- Kahlil Gibran

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. --Helen Keller

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as to think. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Character is winning the battles between what we should do and what we want to do.

What lies behind and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. --Orison Sweet Mardon

Men of genius are admired; men of wealth are envied; men of power are feared; but only men of uprightness are trusted.

Do you do your job each day well enough that you would hire yourself?

The best advice you'l get is from someone who made the same mistake himself.

The real measure of a man's wealth is how much he would be worth if he lost all his money.

Everything in life is a test of character.

Its what you do when you have nothing to do that reveals what you are.

Character does not reach its best until it is controlled, harnessed, & disciplined.

Our strength is shown in the things we stand for; our weakness is shown in the things we fall for.

Self-discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.

The true measure of a man is the height of his ideals, the breadth of his sympathy, the depth of his convictions, and the length of his patience.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what people think you are. -- John Wooden

Talk to a man about himself and he will be glad to listen for hours.