Character

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

Marcus Aurelius

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be, be one.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be, be one.

Marcus Aurelius

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

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

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

Abraham Lincoln

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

John C. Maxwell

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.

A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds.

A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds.

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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.

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.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

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

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

Abraham Lincoln

A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.

A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.

Russian proverbs

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Albert Einstein

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.