“We aim to develop physique, mentality and character in our students; but because the first two are menaces without the third, the greatest of these is character.”
“Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.”
“To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.”
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
“A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.”
“Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.”
“Character is higher than intellect.”
“How true Daddy’s words were when he said: ‘All children must look after their own upbringing.’ Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.”
“Character is not made in a crisis — it is only exhibited.”
“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.”
“Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.”
“People do not lack strength; they lack will.”
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power.”
“It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate — to surmount every difficulty by resolution and contrivance.”
“A man’s character is determined by how hard he fights for what he believes in.”
“Character matters; leadership descends from character.”
“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
“The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”
“In the long-run, the best proof of a good character is good actions.”
“Character is what you are in the dark.”
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.”
“Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us.”
“This is the final test of a gentleman: His respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.”
“When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.”
“I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.”
“Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.”
“The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: initiative, imagination, individuality, and independence.”
“You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.”
“Character, not circumstances, makes the man.”
“Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.”