50 Character quotes that will help you transform for the better. Here are the best character quotes to read from famous people that will inspire you. Character is what makes you different or unique from other people around you. It's the sum of all qualities you have as an individual that shows the kind of person you are. Having a good character will make others trust you, gives you influence, and improves your ability to achieve your goals. May these quotes on character help you become the best version of yourself. Share these quotes about character with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
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1. “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” – Albert Einstein
2. “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.” – Abigail Van Buren
3. “Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.” – Fred Rogers
4. “Character is much easier kept than recovered.” – Thomas Paine
5. “I am not an angel, and I will not be one till I die, I will be myself.” – Charlotte Bronte
6. “Choices determine character.” – Brandon Mull
7. “People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. “Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions.” – Myles Munroe
9. “Character, the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life, is the source from which self-respect springs.” – Joan Didion
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10. “You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does.” – Cassandra Clare
11. “Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer
12. “Don't pretend to be what you're not, instead, pretend to what you want to be, it is not pretense, it is a journey to self realization.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
13. “Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
14. “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
15. “When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.” – W. Somerset Maugham
16. “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.” – J. C. Watts
17. “If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.” – D.L. Moody
18. “On the left side of a strong woman, stands a strong man; he is strengthened by her character.” – Ellen J. Barrier
19. “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.” – James Allen
20. “One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life. I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.” – Wendelin Van Draanen
21. “There was a saying that a man's true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.” – Alison Goodman
22. “People don't change, they just have momentary steps outside of their true character.” – Chad Kultgen
23. “I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.” – Ludwig Feuerbach
24. “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.” – John Wooden
25. “Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.” – Ann Landers
26. “Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character.” – Harry Truman
27. “The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it.” – D.L. Moody
28. “To measure the man, measure his heart.” – Malcolm Forbes
29. “By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.” – Grenville Kleiser
30. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
31. “A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.” – James Allen
32. “A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him.” – Walter Mosley
33. “Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.” – Elbert Hubbard
34. “Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.” – Les Brown
35. “The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul.” – David O. McKay
36. “What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you.” – Wayne Dyer
37. “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.” – Charles Spurgeon
38. “Knowledge will give you power, but character earns you respect.” – Anonymous
39. “Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.” – Anne Frank
40. “People adjust their behavior to fit the society they live in. They integrate because they have to. But what they are on the inside doesn't change.” – Sandra Brown
41. “Scars fade with time. And the ones that never go away, well, they build character, maturity, caution.” – Erin McCarthy
42. “It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard.” – Hermann Hesse
43. “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
44. “Don't destroy yourself by allowing negative people add gibberish and debris to your character, reputation, and aspirations. Keep all dreams alive but discreet, so that those with unhealthy tongues won't have any other option than to infest themselves with their own diseases.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
45. “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
46. “The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.” – George Washington
47. “None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.” – Marian Anderson
48. “Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius
49. “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” – Billy Graham
50. “The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.” – Margaret Chase Smith
2. “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.” – Abigail Van Buren
3. “Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.” – Fred Rogers
4. “Character is much easier kept than recovered.” – Thomas Paine
5. “I am not an angel, and I will not be one till I die, I will be myself.” – Charlotte Bronte
6. “Choices determine character.” – Brandon Mull
7. “People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. “Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions.” – Myles Munroe
9. “Character, the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life, is the source from which self-respect springs.” – Joan Didion
11. “Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer
12. “Don't pretend to be what you're not, instead, pretend to what you want to be, it is not pretense, it is a journey to self realization.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
13. “Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
14. “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
15. “When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.” – W. Somerset Maugham
16. “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.” – J. C. Watts
17. “If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.” – D.L. Moody
18. “On the left side of a strong woman, stands a strong man; he is strengthened by her character.” – Ellen J. Barrier
19. “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.” – James Allen
20. “One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life. I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.” – Wendelin Van Draanen
21. “There was a saying that a man's true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.” – Alison Goodman
22. “People don't change, they just have momentary steps outside of their true character.” – Chad Kultgen
23. “I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.” – Ludwig Feuerbach
24. “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.” – John Wooden
25. “Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.” – Ann Landers
26. “Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character.” – Harry Truman
27. “The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it.” – D.L. Moody
28. “To measure the man, measure his heart.” – Malcolm Forbes
29. “By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.” – Grenville Kleiser
30. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
31. “A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.” – James Allen
32. “A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him.” – Walter Mosley
33. “Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.” – Elbert Hubbard
34. “Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.” – Les Brown
35. “The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul.” – David O. McKay
36. “What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you.” – Wayne Dyer
37. “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.” – Charles Spurgeon
38. “Knowledge will give you power, but character earns you respect.” – Anonymous
39. “Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.” – Anne Frank
40. “People adjust their behavior to fit the society they live in. They integrate because they have to. But what they are on the inside doesn't change.” – Sandra Brown
41. “Scars fade with time. And the ones that never go away, well, they build character, maturity, caution.” – Erin McCarthy
42. “It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard.” – Hermann Hesse
43. “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
44. “Don't destroy yourself by allowing negative people add gibberish and debris to your character, reputation, and aspirations. Keep all dreams alive but discreet, so that those with unhealthy tongues won't have any other option than to infest themselves with their own diseases.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
45. “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
46. “The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.” – George Washington
47. “None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.” – Marian Anderson
48. “Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius
49. “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” – Billy Graham
50. “The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.” – Margaret Chase Smith