“By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.”
“Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies.”
“If a man character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.”
“Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.”
“You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be.”
“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
“It is only the superficial qualities that last. Man's deeper nature is soon found out.”
“Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.”
“Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.”
“Instill the love of you into all the world, for a good character is what is remembered.”
“Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.”
“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.”
“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.”
“People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.”
“Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.”
“The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.”
“Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word.”
“A man's reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.”
“All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.”
“It isn't the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog, that counts.”
“Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us.”
“It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.”
“Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.”
“The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”
“Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.”
“Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.”
“Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.”
“Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.”
“Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.”
“What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?”