Quotes about Character
Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no better when he is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, simple, and despicable; for what a man is before God, that he is and nothing more.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
What each man is in Your eyes, thus he is, and no more.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
God does not waste an ounce of our pain or a drop of our tears; suffering doesn't come our way for no reason, and He seems efficient at using what we endure to mold character. If we are malleable, He takes our bumps and bruises and shapes them into something beautiful.
— Frank Peretti
The social location of the church meeting expresses and influences the character of the church.
— Frank Viola
I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Temptations are a compliment to our power, not our weakness.
— Fred Craddock
There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is, not to be true to the best one knows.
— Frederic William Farrar
A man doesn't grow old because he has lived a certain number of years. A man grows old when he deserts his ideal. The years may wrinkle his skin, but deserting his ideal wrinkles his soul.
— Brennan Manning
On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
— Brennan Manning
The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
— Brennan Manning
As for Doing-good...I have tried it fairly, and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
— Henry David Thoreau
There is no help for it; for he considers, not what is truly respectable, but what is respected.
— Henry David Thoreau