Character Quotes - Page 14

Perfection, then, is not a change in the essential character but the completion of a course. This is precisely what Jesus must have meant when he admonished his disciples and us to 'be perfect,' as our Heavenly Father is perfect.

Strength of character will carry you further than physical strength alone.

Men, I still think, ought to be weighed, not counted. Their worth ought to be the final estimate of their value.

Sometimes the reason God doesn't show up to win your battles is because he already put inside of you the power to end it.

There’s no better way to get to know a city than to walk its streets. A place will reveal its soul through its sights, sounds and smells, and eventually, it’ll teach you its rhythm.

Sex is sacred if performed as a culmination of love, if done just to satisfy the lust, it indeed dents the character.

More often than not, people who are obsessed with their desires and feelings are generally unhappier in life vs. people that refocus their attention on service to others or a righteous cause. Have you ever heard someone say their life sucked because they fed the homeless? Made their children laugh? Or, bought a toy for a needy child at Christmas time?

I’d rather listen to what you think of yourself, than what the whole world has to say about you.

Some champions are born others are forged!

Understanding character is a vital part of the process of finding a relationship partner and developing a strong and vibrant relationship together.

Cooperation is a higher moral principle than competition.

We see but one aspect of our neighbor, as we see but one side of the moon; in either case there is also a dark half, which is unknown to us. We all come down to dinner, but each has a room to himself.

Perfecting your character isn’t a marathon, a race, or a competition. It can only be won in stride with daily motivation.

Her beauty is laced in her strength and interwoven through her flaws. She embodies perfection.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Fate and character are different names for the same idea.

Character has outlived its day. In ancient, primitive times, when biologically weak man struggled against omnipotent nature, character was useful, beneficial; with hideous labor it shoved the heavy stone of human impotence forward. We learned to praise ourselves, to admire character, to prostrate ourselves before it, make a fetish of it. But today no one has the courage to discredit character, although, psychologically speaking, it is now a throwback, simply reactionary.

Life is a character-building opportunity that we all volunteered for.

The strength of a man is in his character. A strong man is a great man of wisdom who understands, his top priority is to his family.

You get the face you build your whole life, with work and loving and grieving and laughing and frowning.

One of the most troubling facts I have had to accept is that people are not all angel or all devil. They are both good and awful to varying degrees and in varying circumstances. On any given day, dependent upon the situation, you will be confronted by either the devil of a person or the angel of the same person or a curious mix of both. This means you can, and most likely will, love and hate the same individual alternately throughout your life. This truth I find painfully heartbreaking.

Sometimes being an actor is like being some kind of detective where you're on the search for a secret that will unlock the character.

It is the 'Teacher', that shapes a novice; not only with his studies, but character too.

He walked out without his money.The lesson to me was clear: hold onto your integrity at all costs. Never compromise on that.

After a sharp inward struggle, he concluded to stay and see it out. He should despise himself, more than he cared to face, if he gave in now.

Our task is to take suffering in stride, not as if it is a pleasure (it isn’t), but in the knowledge that God will not let it overwhelm us and that He will use it, by His own supernatural alchemy, to three good ends, at least. 1) Our suffering produces character; 2) Our suffering glorifies God; 3) Suffering fulfills the law of the harvest (John 12:24), Rediscovering Holiness by J.I. Packer, pgs. 232-239.

All morning I struggled with the sensation of stray wisps of one world seeping through the cracks of another. Do you know the feeling when you start reading a new book before the membrane of the last one has had time to close behind you? You leave the previous book with ideas and themes -- characters even -- caught in the fibers of your clothes, and when you open the new book, they are still with you.

People who are driven by their values will overcome hurdles, difficulties, and obstacles in ways that people driven only by profit will never be able to

If you have to choose between character and reputation. Choose character every single time. Then you can be authentic and straight. Nothing to lose.

To be too knowing is a downfall.

In war the moral is to the material as three to one. Napoleon

He lost the great big outward thing, the good- looking package, and the real parts endured. They shine through like crazy, the brillian mind and humor, the depth of generosity, the intense blue yes, those beautiful hands.

The first time you meet Winston [Churchill] you see all his faults and the rest of your life you spend in discovering his virtues.

To create oneself as a Leader the foundation of Integrity must be laid, built with character and aspirations of greatness

You're kind and patient and honorable, and yes, maybe those aren't flashy, magical, extraordinary traits. Maybe being all those things does make you a bit ordinary, but the ordinary things are the important things.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

Self-denial is not a virtue it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

Graphic designers judge a cover by its book.

When you fail to be your own boss, You are giving somebody else the contract.

The prospect of an early death sits differently upon each person. In some it gifts maturity far outweighing their age and experience: calm acceptance blossoms into a beautiful nature and soft countenance. In others, however, it leads to the formation of a tiny ice flint in their heart. Ice that, though at times concealed, never properly melts.Rose, though she would have liked to be one of the former, knew herself deep down to be one of the latter.

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

Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons and daughters of a given nation strive to emulate their leader's greatness. Only then will a nation be truly great, when a leader inspires and produces citizens worthy of becoming future leaders, honorable decision makers and peacemakers. And in these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe.

Work on your character, let life fall into place.

Reason and justice grip the remotest and the loneliest star. Look at those stars. Don’t they look as if they were single diamonds and sapphires? Well, you can imagine any mad botany or geology you please. Think of forests of adamant with leaves of brilliants. Think the moon is a blue moon, a single elephantine sapphire. But don’t fancy that all that frantic astronomy would make the smallest difference to the reason and justice of conduct. On plains of opal, under cliffs cut out of pearl, you would still find a notice-board, “Thou shalt not steal.

Character is formed out of those small decisions taken for granted

The character was created by you, if you kill yourself you kill the character, it happen because you done it... you don't realise it!

Only small men parade their learning, talk over their audience and air their superior knowledge. Only brutal men throw their strength about, and vain rich men display their wealth in ostentatious useless luxuries.

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

Some say they love you, but some actually "do" the loving. These are the ones that truly love you, because love is seen in actions.

But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.

You might lose battles in your life time. However, every person that stands bravely on the side of justice, for people that have no voice, wins the true battle---Gods.

No matter how crazy or hard a man acts sometimes he has a soft side.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

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

Everyone makes mistakes, but only a person with integrity owns up to them.

How you spend your energy is ultimately what creates who you

There is new information.”“Are you going to share it?”“No.”Of course not. Because it would totally ruin his whole mysterious vibe. Can’t have that.

A civil tongue speaks the language of masters. An uncivil tongue reveals character flaws of its master.

You have a valid complaint, and I do recognize it ... but you are reading into things a little bit. Just the same, I will do my best to make horrible things happen to a bunch of white people before something else so graphic hits a minority character.

A few years ago, honesty was the hallmark of a man of good character. But it’s been set aside for an “It’s all right if you don’t get caught” philosophy.