Best Building Character Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“The good news is, you’re a part of the human race. And humans have never been and will never be short on it. No matter their credentials, humans are the most resilient animals to ever wear Levi’s. We have been dealing with it since saber-tooth tigers were a problem. Yet somehow we have always found a way, day-in and day-out, to deal with it. Whether it is big or small, our innate resilience is really extraordinary. Maybe our most extraordinary quality. I want to reassure you that even though we might not like it, we’re built to deal with it. And that your it builds character.”

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Author:Jay Armstrong

“It is our job as parents, to instill principles and values in our children. So that when they depart from you, those principles and values won’t depart from them. Mallory Bullard, a street soldier from the old school.”

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Book:The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father

Source: The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father

“Adversity does more than build character. It changes the way we see the world.”

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Author:Michael French

“Good habits build strong characters; people with strong character create success. - Sandhya Jane”

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Book:Dincharya: The Power of Daily Regimen

Source: Dincharya: The Power of Daily Regimen

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”

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Author:Anne Frank

“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.”

Source: The Nemesis of Faith

“Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.”

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Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.”

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.”

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Author:Billy Graham

“Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it's the opposite of football; instead of building character, it tears it down.”

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Book:Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye

Source: Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye

“Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with the challenge we need to develop tolerance, patience, and compassionthree virtues essential for building character, developing peace of mind, and bringing us true happiness.”

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Author:Dalai Lama

“Your character is your destiny. Building character is a task for the brave and dedicated. There are no shortcuts when it comes to building character. If you wish to cure minimalism in your own life, to develop a complete commitment to excellence and an absolute rejection of mediocrity, the question you need to start asking yourself is, "What is the most I can do?"”

Source: The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose

“Depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves.”

“People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.”

“Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.”

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Book:Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things

Source: Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things

“Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.”

Source: Contemplations: Being Several Short Essays Helpful Sermonettes, Epigrams and Orphic Sayings

“The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.”

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Book:More Lay Thoughts of a Dean

Source: More Lay Thoughts of a Dean

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”

Source: The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr

“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”

Source: Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

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

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Author:Abraham Lincoln

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

Source: Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit

“The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”

“Scouting ought to be about building character, not about sex. Period. Precious few parents enroll their boys in the Scouts to get a crash course in sexual orientation.”

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Author:Rick Perry

“Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.”

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Author:Jim Rohn

“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.”

“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!”

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Book:Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”

Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.”

“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.”

Source: John Ploughman's Talk; or, plain advice for plain people

“The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.”

Source: Portraits, political & personal

“Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.”

“Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.”

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Author:J. C. Watts

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

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Book:They Call Me Coach

Source: They Call Me Coach

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”

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Book:The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr

Source: The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr

“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”

“Keep doing the right. God is building character in you, and you are passing that test. Remember, the greater the struggle, the greater the reward.”

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Book:Your Best Life Begins Each Morning: Devotions to Start Every New Day of the Year

Source: Your Best Life Begins Each Morning: Devotions to Start Every New Day of the Year

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”

“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”

Source: How to win friends & influence people

“I had a lot of coaches growing up that were very hard on the kids in the name of building character, but it could have the opposite effect on kids.”

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Author:Steve Carell

“Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”

“Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.”

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Book:The works of Wm. Ellery Channing ...

Source: The works of Wm. Ellery Channing ...

“The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.”

“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.”

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Author:Jacqueline Bisset

“If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to its cultivation in his own case will become a selfish prig.”

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Book:Selected Addresses and Public Papers of Woodrow Wilson

Source: Selected Addresses and Public Papers of Woodrow Wilson

“Character is simply habit long continued.”

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Author:Plutarch

“When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments than advantages.”

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Author:Michael Josephson

“Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.”

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Author:Robert Foster Bennett

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.”

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Book:Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime

Source: Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime

“If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.”

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Author:Andre Maurois

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