Quotes about Character

Just because a person claims to be a Christian does not necessarily mean that he is one.

The Christian has a great obligation to be ethical and honest in all things, even sometimes at personal hazard. It is in the difficult situation that the qualities of a Christian are seen.

Ask [God] to help you reflect Christ as you grow older, instead of turning sour or grumpy.

The Christian should stand out like a sparkling diamond against a rough background. He should be more wholesome than anyone else. He should be poised, cultured, courteous, gracious, but firm in the things that he does and does not do. He should laugh and be radiant, but he should refuse to allow the world to pull him down to its level.

Too many people today want a brotherly world in which they can remain unbrotherly; a decent world in which they can live indecently. Too many individuals want economic security without spiritual security.

God is concerned with our imaginations, for they in a large measure determine what kind of persons we are to be.

Why are our inner lives so important? One reason is because our thoughts determine our actions.

We must do our best to answer—with gentleness and respect—any question we're asked, even if we think it isn't sincere or is only meant to put us on the spot. But the most important thing we can do is to show by our life and love that Jesus is real. Our actions often speak far louder than our words. Do others see Christ in you, both in what you say and in what you do?

We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don't hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.