Character Quotes

Three characters can be found in a man about to perform a good deed: If he says, “I shall do it soon,” his character is poor. If he says, “I am ready to do it now,” his character is average quality. If he says, “I am doing it,” his character is praiseworthy.

The measure of a person is what he or she would do if no one were ever to know.

If you are not good for yourself, how can you be good for others?

You can mold a mannerism, but must chisel a character.

Where you were born is less important than how you live.

The strongest woman and the weakest man are about equally mean.

A rich man has no need of character.

Little people do not wear well under either extremes of fortune.

When wealth is lost nothing is lost; when health is lost something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost!

When we can no longer blame things on liquor, or war’s reaction, we may begin to suspect that human nature itself is a little faulty.