Quotes about Character
Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are the sum total of all the choices we have made.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Occasionally he took us on a picnic or a camping trip and taught us many valuable lessons. The chief one was to remember that camping was a good way to find out people's characters. Those who were selfish showed it very soon, in that they wanted the best bed or the best food and did not want to do their share of the work.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.
— Aristotle
Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.
— Aristotle
To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.
— Aristotle
Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids
— Aristotle
Both excess and defect are alike prejudicial to moral virtue.
— Aristotle
As our acts vary, our habits will follow in their course.
— Aristotle