Quotes about Character

The development of wickedness is one thing; the presence of any measure of holiness or virtue is another.

Mr. Charnock said: Men that are great in the world are quick in passion, and are not so ready to forgive an injury, or bear with an offender, as one of a meaner rank. It is a want of power over that man's self that makes him do unbecoming things upon a provocation. A prince that can bridle his passions is a king over himself as well as over his subjects. God is slow to anger because great in power. He has no less power over Himself than over His creatures.

The unregenerate do not really believe in the holiness of God. Their conception of His character is altogether one-sided. They fondly hope that His mercy will override everything else.

It is not simply that God "loves," but that He is Love itself.

While men are rational creatures they are justly accountable for all they do, whatever the disposition of their hearts.

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

The real deal is always going to win in the end.

I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Some of the greatest Christians I know are people who don't actually have a kind of faith system that they believe in. But, in their activity, the way they conduct themselves, there's a goodness there.

By the life we live through the grace of Christ, the character is formed. The original loveliness begins to be restored to the soul. The attributes of the character of Christ are imparted, and the image of the Divine begins to shine forth.