Quotes about Character

Why, therefore, except through foolishness and miserable error, shouldst thou humble thyself to worship a being to whom thou desirest to be unlike in thy life? And why shouldst thou pay religious homage to him whom thou art unwilling to imitate, when it is the highest duty of religion to imitate Him whom thou worshippest?

We make a ladder of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.

You wish to be great, begin from the least. You are thinking to construct some mighty fabric in height; first think of the foundation of humility. And how great soever a mass of building one may wish and design to place above it, the greater the building is to be, the deeper does he dig his foundation.

Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.

Preach the Gospels everyday & only if you have to...use words.

After you die, you wear what you are.

The times are never so bad that a good man cannot live in them

Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill character. If anybody reports you not to be an honest man let your practice give him the lie.

People may refuse to see the truth of our arguments, but they cannot evade the evidence of a holy life.

If our children were to grow up truthful they much be taught by those who had a regard for truth; and not just a casual regard, a delicate regard. On this point we were adamant.

It is sometimes said that conduct is supremely important and worship helps it. The truth is that worship is supremely important and conduct tests it

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.