Quotes on Building Character

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

A good character is the best tombstone.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

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.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage, and determination.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to its cultivation in his own case will become a selfish prig.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.