Quotes about Character
Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature.
— Joseph Addison
People confuse goodness with weakness. It is weak people, not good people (goodness demands strength), who are taken advantage of.
— Dennis Prager
Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.
— CS Lewis
God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
— John Ortberg
God spares us because He is good, but He could not be good if He were not just.
— AW Tozer
We are fundamentally good, and evil is an aberration.
— Desmond Tutu
We all must try to be good.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
We do not so much want books for good people, as books which will make bad ones better.
— Hannah More
The bad are frequently good enough to let you see how bad they are, but the good as frequently endeavor to get between you and themselves.
— Henry David Thoreau
Good people always rise to your level of expectation.
— John Maxwell
Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.
— John Wooden
None of us can be as great as God, but any of us can be as good.
— Mark Twain