“You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.”
“While an original is always hard to find, he is easy to recognize.”
“One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.”
“There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying.”
“Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.”
“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.”
“Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character.”
“Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.”
“I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself.”
“Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.”
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.”
“When God measures man, He puts the tape around his heart -- not his head.”
“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.”
“If anyone tells you someone has changed their character; don't believe it.”
“Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.”
“Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.”
“The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.”
“Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.”
“A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.”
“When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.”
“How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.”
“You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans.”
“Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.”
“Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.”
“Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.”
“A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s.”
“It is with trifles and when he is off guard that a man best reveals his character.”
“You must regulate your life by the standards you admire when you are at your best.”
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.”
“Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.”