Character
968 quotes: 34 by Keith Craft, 934 from other voices.
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- It is astonishing how soon the whole conscience begins to unravel if a single stitch drops; one single sin indulged in makes a hole you could put your head through.
- It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them.
- It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a man is tested.James Russell LowellCommonly attributed
- It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. Our strength is measured by our plastic power.
- It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
- It is easier not to begin to go wrong than it is to turn back and do better after beginning.
- It is easier to declaim like an orator against a thousand sins in others than to mortify one sin in ourselves; to be more industrious in our pulpits than in our closets; to preach twenty sermons to our people than one to our own hearts.
- It is easier to enrich ourselves with a thousand virtues, than to correct ourselves of a single fault.
- It is easy to do anything in victory. It is in defeat that a man reveals himself.
- It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
- It is impossible to be just, if one is not generous.
- It is impossible to design a system so perfect that no one needs to be good.
- It is in general more profitable to reckon up our defects than to boast of our attainments.Thomas CarlyleSourced
- It is in vain that we cut off the branches of evil, if we leave intact the root, which continually produces new ones.
- It is inevitable if you enter into relationships with people on a regular basis that you will grow to be like them.
- It is literally true that man, through the Law of Habit, shapes his own personality.
- It is not book-learning young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebrae which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their energies: do the thing--"Carry a message to Garcia."
- It is not by his faults, but by his excellences, that we must measure a great man.
- It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way.
- It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.
- It is not money, nor is it mere intellect, that governs the world; it is moral character, and intellect associated with moral excellence.
- It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.
- It is not the number of facts he knows, but how much of a fact he is himself, that proves the man.
- It is not the place that maketh the person, but the person that maketh the place honorable.
- It is not titles that reflect honour on men, but men that reflect honour on titles.
- It is not until we have passed through the furnace that we are made to know how much dross there is in our composition.
- It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
- It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute, that gives meaning to our lives.
- It is often in the trial of adversity that we learn those most critical lessons that form our character and shape our destiny.
- It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
- It is only great souls that know how much glory there is in being good.
- It is only people who possess firmness who can possess true gentleness. In those who appear gentle, it is generally only weakness, which is readily converted into harshness.
- It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- It is the edge and temper of the blade that make a good sword, not the richness of the scabbard; and so it is not money or possessions that make man considerable, but his virtue.
- It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.
- It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.
- It may not be ours to utter convicting arguments, but it may be ours to live holy lives. It may not be ours to be subtle and learned and logical, but it may be ours to be noble and sweet and pure.
- It pays to be smart — but it pays more to be determined, disciplined, dependable, and driven.
- It requires greater virtues to support good than bad fortune.
- It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.