Character Quotes

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.
- Chinese proverb

To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.
- Mark Twain

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
- Euripides

It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue.
- Sam Adams

Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.
- Chinese proverb

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

Character develops itself in the stream of life.
- Goethe

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
- Euripides

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.
- Grenville Kleiser

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.
- Anne Frank