Quotes about Character
President Eyring is a wise, learned, and spiritual man.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
— Joseph Addison
Sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit in us whereby our inner being is progressively changed, freeing us more and more from sinful traits and developing within us over time the virtues of Christlike character.
— Jerry Bridges
It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
— Zig Ziglar
You cannot be a hero without being a coward.
— George Bernard Shaw
Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.
— Myles Munroe
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
— Elbert Hubbard
I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it - it's a learned affectation and it's just stuck on me like decals. Now I pray for humility because that comes from inside out.
— Maya Angelou
It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels love, and thereby learns from mother's loving example to choose righteousness.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The truth is that, to me, a likeable character is a character that is really flawed, so I don't know what people mean when they say 'likable.'
— Jennifer Konner
Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
— Epictetus
Pride is an independent, me-oriented spirit. It makes people arrogant, rude and hard to get along with. When our heart is prideful, we don't give God the credit and we mistreat people, looking down on them and thinking we deserve what we have.
— Joyce Meyer