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Quotes about Character

We are not the sum of our possessions.
— George H. W. Bush
Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
No change in circumstances can repair a defect of character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will come out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping, we are becoming.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. And a man will worship something ... That which dominates will determine his life and character. Therefore it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happy will the house be in which the relationships are formed from character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no privacy that cannot be penetrated. No secret can be kept in the civilized world. Society is a masked ball where everyone hides his real character, then reveals it by hiding
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is that which can do without success.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do your work, and I shall know you. Do your work, and you shall reinforce yourself.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson