Quotes about Character

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

Don't listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this cause. The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus, or Gandhi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie?

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Kebanyakan orang mengatakan bahwa kecerdasanlah yang melahirkan seorang ilmuwan besar. Mereka salah, karakterlah yang melahirkannya.

It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character

The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds.

The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus, or Gandhi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie?

I'm not denying their kindness," said the Rani. "But after all kindness isn't the only virtue.

When in doubt, always act on the assumption that people are more honorable than you have any solid reason for supposing they are.

Christlike in my behavior Like any good believer I imitate the Savior And cultivate a beaver

Elisabeth Elliot is more precise when she explains that "freedom and discipline have come to be regarded as mutually exclusive, when in fact freedom is not at all the opposite, but the final reward, of discipline.