Inspirational Quotes on Character

“Sacrifice alone, bare and unrelieved, is ghastly, unnatural, and dead; but self-sacrifice, illuminated by love, is warmth and life; it is the death of Christ, the life of God, and the blessedness and only proper life of man.”

“Truth lies in character. Christ did not simply speak the truth; he was truth; truth, through and through; for truth is a thing not of words, but of life and being.”

“One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.”

“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.”

“Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.”

“Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.”

“Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that organization is always disorganization.”

“One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.”

“A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.”

“There would be no great men if there were no little ones.”

“Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.”

“It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing.”

“Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.”

“The seed dies into a new life, and so does man.”

“My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty. it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.”

“Undertake not what you cannot perform but be careful to keep your promise.”

“It is to be lamented that great characters are seldom without a blot.”

“A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.”

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”

“A slowness to applaud betrays a cold temper or an envious spirit.”