Character

23 quotes.

• Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

  Abraham Lincoln

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

  Abraham Lincoln

• The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

  Thomas Babington Macaulay

• As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit.

  Seneca (B.C. 3-65 A.D.)

• 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

• Character, not circumstances, make the man.

  Booker T. Washington

• Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

  Marcus Valerius Martial

• Craftiness is a quality in the mind and a vice in the character.

  S. Dubay

• Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.

  Chinese Proverb

• History is made at night. Character is what you are in the dark.

  Lord John Whorfin

• How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you.

  Dan Reiland

• If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Integrity includes but goes beyond honesty. Honesty is telling the truth -- in other words, conforming our words to reality. Integrity is conforming reality to our words -- in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations.

  Stephen R. Covey

• It is better to be alone than in bad company.

  George Washington

• Men are what their mothers made them.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

  Johann von Goethe

• No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.

  Stephen Covey

• Self respect can not be hunted. It can not be purchased. It is not for sale. It can never be fabricated out of public relations.

  Whitney Griswold

• The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.

  Joshua Reynolds

• There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character.

  Johann Kaspar Lavater

• You wouldn't worry what others think of you . . . If you'd realize how seldom they do!

  Frances R. Hoffman

• Your mental attitude gives your entire personality a drawing power that attracts the circumstances, things and people you think about most!

  Napoleon Hill

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