Quotes about Character
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
It is one of the worst effects of prosperity to make a man a vortex instead of a fountain; so that, instead of throwing out, he learns only to draw in.
— Henry Ward Beecher
God is like us to this extent, that whatever in us is good is like God.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
— Henry Ward Beecher
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
— Henry Ward Beecher
All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
God uses suffering as a whetstone, to make men sharp with.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.
— Henry Ward Beecher
A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good.
— Henry Ward Beecher
The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
— Henry Ward Beecher