Quotes about Character
Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
— Barack Obama
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
— St. Isidore of Seville
May not be your peace in the mouth of the men; since no matter if they thing good or bad about you, you should not be a different man because of that.
— Thomas a Kempis
A president must make decisions based upon principle and stand by the principles by which he makes decisions in order to achieve peace.
— George W. Bush
Personal discipline is a most powerful character quality and one worthy of dedicating your life to nurturing.
— Elizabeth George
Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.
— Epictetus
If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
— Henry Ward Beecher
You are who you are what you say you are to people, but who are you when no one is watching?
— Anonymous
Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.
— John Adams
Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics.
— Albert Camus
Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
— Edmund Burke