Quotes about Character

I don't try to live the life of my character but I think it's inevitable that there is some carry-over into your life.

Perhaps there cannot be a better way of judging of what manner of spirit we are of, than to see whether the actions of our life are such as we may safely commend them to God in our prayers.

Truly a legend in our time, John Templeton understands that the real measure of a person's success in life is not financial accomplishment but moral integrity and inner character.

As long as you're living right, then you don't have to worry about what people see.

Notice how those who have medicated away their hardships with illegal drugs, alcohol, or sex can seem immature. They may look forty-five, but they have the character of an adolescent. Find a person who has weathered storms rather than avoided them and you will find someone who is wise.

Through our struggles and pain, we are being offered perseverance, the character of God. Hardships are intended to give us a spiritual makeover, "that we may share in his holiness" (Heb. 12:10). Therefore, when God encourages us to persevere, he is not stumbling for encouraging words. He is teaching us how to look like him.

Here is the rule: the way you live reveals what you really think about God.

Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward thing we are. To be is the great thing.

Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.

The stronger a man is, the more gentle he can afford to be

Men are only as great as they are kind.