~ Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. When it comes to character, you don’t have to be sick to get better. It’s easier for a good person to get better than for a bad person to get good. ~

~ 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. ~

~ It's motive alone that gives character to the actions of men. ~

~ Sow a thought, reap an act; Sow an act, reap a habit; Sow a habit, reap a character; Sow a character, reap adestiny. ~

~ Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. ~

~ The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back. ~

~ Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams. ~

~ If you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. ~

~ In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~

~ Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize our age. ~

~ Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. ~

~ Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time. ~

~ Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. ~

~ Some say knowledge is power, but that is not true. Character is power. ~

~ When all is said and done, the only thing you'll have left is your character. ~