Quotes about Character
True humility is a kind of self-annihilation; and this is the centre of all virtues.
— John Wesley
It was a common saying among the Christians in the primitive Church, "The soul and the body make a man; the spirit and discipline make a Christian;" implying, that none could be real Christians, without the help of Christian discipline. But if this be so, is it any wonder that we find so few Christians; for where is Christian discipline
— John Wesley
Do not impute to money the faults of human nature.
— John Wesley
What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.
— John Wooden
Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
— John Wooden
Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
— John Wooden
Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.
— John Wooden
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
— John Wooden
The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.
— John Wooden
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
— John Wooden
Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.
— John Wooden
Let the youth remember that here they are to build characters for eternity, and that God requires them to do their best. Let those older in experience watch over the younger ones; and when they see them tempted, take them aside, and pray with them and for them.
— Ellen White