Character Quotes and Messages

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Character is simply habit long continued.

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.

Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had.

A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk.

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

Your task is to stand straight; not to be held straight.

If you don’t have enemies, you don’t have character.

Don't be fooled by those who say such things, for 'bad company corrupts good character.

You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.

Primary greatness is on the inside. It's about character.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Character is what a man is in the dark.

Action is character.

Our characters are refined and tried by fire and when we have gone through the furnace, we emerge as pure gold and silver.

Having a happiness that is built into your character helps you to gain confidence.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

The opposite of compromise is character.

Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do.

Take on God's character of Love and learn to love and forgive ourselves.

The real Da’wah to Islam is the character of a Muslim.

A Man’s management of his own purse speaks volumes about character.

Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

We are masters of our characters and in turn, slaves of their outgrowth.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

Your character is so much more important than your looks. Scott Sanford, Why Working Out Matters

Character is not cut in marble - it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Character is the line in the sand between the worst of the good people and the best of the bad ones.