Character
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“Sow a thought, reap an act; sow an act, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character, sow a character, reap a destiny.”
— George Dana Boardman
“Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.”
— Marcus Aurelius
“Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.”
— Elanor Roosevelt
“Every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character, and what one has done in the secret chamber, has someday to cry aloud on the housetops.”
— Oscar Wilde
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
— Arnold Shwarzenegger
“The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties...great necessities call out great virtues.”
— Abigail Adams
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
— Chinese Proverb
“Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop physical muscles through overcoming opposition, we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.”
— Stephen Covey
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.”
— Thomas Paine
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
— Helen Keller
“When you choose your friends, don’t be short changed by choosing personality over character.”
— W. Somerset Mangham
“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures, and that is character.”
— Horace Greely
“Beauty has a lot to do with character.”
— Kevyn Aucoin
“The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despise it.”
— George Washington