A collection of famous character quotes and probverbs
Thought-provoking collection of quotes about character.
“A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.” ― Charles Chaplin,character quotes
“A rich man has no need of character.” ― Proverb,character quotes
“Actions, looks, words and steps form the alphabet by which you may spell character.” ― Johann Kasper Lavater
“All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.” ― Christian Nevell Bovee
“Anyone who has no character is not a man, but a thing.” ― Nicolas Chamfort,character quotes
“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.” ― Dale Carnegie
“Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word.” ― Lord Chesterfield
“Character and personal force are the only investments that are worth anything.” ― Walt Whitman,character quotes
“Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.” ― Faith Baldwin
“Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.” ― Oswald Chambers
“Character is a diamond that scratches every other stone.” ― Cyrus A. Bartol,character quotes
“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.” ― Abraham Lincoln
“Character is perfectly educated will.” ― Novalis,character quotes
“Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.” ― Aristotle
“Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success.” ― John Hays Hammond,character quotes
“Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.” ― Elbert Green Hubbard
“Character is, for the most part,simply habit become fixed. ” ― C. H. Parkhurst,character quotes
“Character is, in the long run, the decisive factor in the life of individuals and of nations alike. ” ― Theodore Roosevelt
“Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.” ― Chinese Proverb,character quotes
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou
“Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.” ― R.J. Palacio
“Do what you know and perception is converted into character. ” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson,character quotes
“Even if the tiger is hungry,it wont eat grass.” ― Tamil proverb,character quotes
“Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.” ― William Henry Channing
“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.” ― Aeschylus
“Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is the architect of his own character.” ― George D. Boardman
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lincoln
“Nothing of character is really permanent but virtue and personal worth.” ― Daniel Webster,character quotes
“Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.” ― Henry Clay
“One can easily judge the character of a person by the way they treat people who can do nothing for them.” ― Proverb
“Our character is but the stamp on our souls of the free choices of good and evil we have made through life.” ― John C. Geikie
“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.” ― H. Jackson Brown, Jr.,character quotes
“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right path, the the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” ― Anne Frank
“Perfection of character consists in this; living each day as if it were the last, and spending each moment in peace.” ― Marcus Aurelius
“The essential thing is not knowledge, but character.” ― Joseph Le Conte,character quotes
“The great hope of society is individual character.” ― William Ellery Channing,character quotes
“Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.” ― African Proverb,character quotes