Character

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

Theodore Roosevelt

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

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Aristotle

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

Stephen Covey

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Jean Paul Richter

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

Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art.

Miguel de Cervantes

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

Elbert Hubbard

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

Publilius Syrus

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

Anne Frank

Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

Mother Teresa

A man never shows his own character so plainly as by his manner of portraying another's

Jean Paul Richter

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

Roger Babson

Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success.

Oscar Wilde

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

Anne Frank

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.

Oscar Wilde

Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.

Les Brown

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.

Vince Lombardi

Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.

C.S Lewis

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

Blaise Pascal