“Good character is more important than wealth, good looks, popularity and even education. These things do not guarantee happiness and often they become obstacles to developing good character.” LooksImportantCharacterWealthObstaclesDevelopingGuaranteesPopularityLooking GoodGood Character Author:Michael Josephson
“Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.” ImportantCharacterSuccessfulWorthyAttributesGood Character Author:Michael Josephson
“Lincoln described character is a tree and reputation as its shadow. The tree will always be what it is but the shadow we see depends on where we stand and the angle of the light.” CharacterLightTreeDependsShadowReputationAngle Author:Michael Josephson
“If you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character.” IfsCharacterLosesPayAttentionToo MuchReputation Author:Michael Josephson
“We all have three characters: the one we really have, the one we try to convince the world we have, and the one we think we have.” ThinkingWorldTryingCharacterThreeConvince Author:Michael Josephson
“There never was a strong character that was not made strong by discipline of the will; there never was a strong people that did not rank subordination and discipline among the signal virtues. Subjection to moods is the mark of a deteriorating morality. There is no baser servitude than that of the man whose caprices are his masters, and a nation composed of such men could not long preserve its liberties.” PeopleMenLongMadeCharacterStrongNationsLibertyVirtueHe ManMastersDisciplineMoralityMarkMoodPreservesSignalsServitudeCapriceSubjectionSubordinationStrong PeopleStrong CharacterDeteriorating Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson
“People of good character are not all going to come down on the same side of difficult political and social issues. Good people - people of character and moral literacy - can be conservative, and good people can be liberal. We must not permit our disputes over thorny political questions to obscure the obligation we have to offer instruction to all our young people in the area in which we have, as a society, reached a consensus: namely, on the importance of good character, and some of its pervasive particulars.” PeopleCharacterYoungPoliticalSocialDifficultSidesMoralIssuesOffersAreasImportanceConservativeObligationPermitGood PeopleInstructionObscureLiteracyDisputesSocial IssuesConsensusGood Character Author:William Bennett
“What a person says and does in ordinary moments when when no one is looking reveals more about true character than grand actions taken while in the spotlight. Our true character is revealed by normal, consistent, everyday attitudes and behavior, not by self-conscious words or deeds or rare acts of moral courage.” PersonsDoeSelfMomentsCharacterActionAttitudeMoralTakenBehaviorNormalOrdinaryConsciousEverydayDeedsConsistentSelf ConsciousSpotlightMoral CourageTrue CharacterOrdinary Moments Author:Michael Josephson
“Neither heredity nor environment determine character. But whether we give in to or overcome the negative messages we are exposed to as we wend our way through life is often determined by whether our parents, teachers, mentors and friends exposed us to good examples and morally inspiring ideas.” WayGivingIdeasCharacterLife IsParentEnvironmentTeacherExampleMessagesNegativeOvercomingDetermineDeterminedExposedMentorGood ExamplesHeredity Author:Michael Josephson