Quotes about Character

The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.

No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance.

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

We do not need more intellectual power; we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge; we need more character. We do not need more government; we need more culture. We do not need more law; we need more religion. We do not need more of the things that are seen; we need more of the things that are unseen

It doesn't matter where you live, Sang Ly, it is how you live.

A distinguishing taste of authentic Christians is their distaste for evil.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Vivisection is a social evil because if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.