Good Character Quotes

“Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.”
― Heraclitus

“Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Shall I tell you who is unlawful for the Fire - or the one for whom the Fire is unlawful? It is unlawful for everyone who is easy, flexible, modest and uncomplicated.”
― at-Tirmidhi

“Ka'b ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Two hungry wolves loose among sheep do not cause as much damage as that caused to a man's deen by his greed for money and reputation.”
― At-Tirmidhi

“A good character is not only about the good person people know you to be. Your ability to tell the truth about how bad you had been is also a good character.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“I believe life is an education meant to teach us the need to be better people.  And I believe this learning often takes place through trial and error which may mean being an awful person at times before clearly seeing and grasping the necessity to improve. If you don't agree with me, just ask Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge.  I think Charles Dickens got it quite right.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“Courage is God's way of testing the virtues you profess to have and your level of commitment to everything you think you are.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Good character going bad is like a beast escaping it's cage; it will be hard to capture it again!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“It has been said that when we pray, we speak to God; when we read, He speaks to us. Keeping this in mind, look for more in good books than entertainment. You will find in these books much that applies to you, and even in good novels, you will find many points that can help you become a finer person and a better Christian.”
― William A. Carroll, Catholic Girl's Manual and Sunday Missal

“It is neither trials nor relationships nor successes nor failures that define a man, but the choices he makes while handling them.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“Gisela. She was beautiful and easy to talk to. And unlike Rainhilda, she didn't prattle on and on about things Valten didn't care or know anything about. She talked about horses-a subject he was quite comfortable with. And he always thought a love of horses was sign of gentleness and good character.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Captive Maiden

“The ladder of leadership can only stand firm on the grounds of integrity. Any other ground makes it unstable till it falls.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“I can choose not to get angry.
I can choose not to take offense.
I can choose not to dwell on criticism.
I can choose to pay no heed to harsh words.
I can choose to ignore negativity and see positives.
I can choose to value my own opinion over those of naysayers.
Through it all, I can retain my good character and choose to be kind.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year

“Kindness should be at the core of one’s character. Be kind purely because it is who you are.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year

“Strength and intelligence without empathy wouldn’t make you a good person, let alone a good leader.”
― Picazo Basha, Shambala Sect

“Good character keeps good brand safely. Bad character destroys hard earned brands.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Shaping the dream

“To a leader, reputation is an option, but true character is a necessity!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Watchwords

“Leaders decorate the world; character is their paint. They live exemplary life and make the world better than they found it.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“It’s easy to be kind to friends who return your smiles and happily lend a helping hand. But the true test of good character is finding the will and desire to be kind and charitable to those who give us absolutely no motivation to do so.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“Rats! It's rainy outside,
And to be a good fella
Invite a smile so wide
Nobody needs umbrella!”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, ACross Tic

“Although it is good to have talent, character is so much important because bad character is an enemy for great talent.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“And this is being just and holy with wisdom; for the Divinity needs nothing and suffers nothing; whence it is not, strictly speaking, capable of self-restraint, for it is never subjected to perturbation, over which to exercise control; while our nature, being capable of perturbation, needs self-constraint, by which disciplining itself to the need of little, it endeavours to approximate in character to the divine nature.”
― Clement of Alexandria, Volume 12. The Writings of Clement of Alexandria

“It felt as if Jay would always be the one who had made it to the sand and Hud would be the one thrown off the wave. But even before 10 years old, Hud was managing this, redirecting his interests.
‘Nice one!’ Hud said, giving Jay a thumbs-up. This was some thing Hud took pride in, his lack of ego, his ability to appreciate the success of others, even when he had failed. His mother called it ‘good character’.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising

“Better spend time working hard to maintain your good habits because you may look for time to recover it but to no avail!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“Be under the broad day light and act rightly; go into the dark night and do the same thing. Never let what you do in light and darkness mis-match. That’s a good character of leadership!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“Spark the dreams you have with integrity and honesty. It’s gonna catch up with excellence if you make it revive in truthfulness in the midst of this world of falsehood!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365

“Change your character and your character will change you.”
― ABC

“... It is immensely moving when a mature man - no matter whether old or young in years - is aware of a responsibility with heart and soul. He then acts by following an ethic of responsibility and somewhere reaches the point where he says: 'Here I stand; I can do no other'. That is something genuinely human and moving. And every one of us who is not spiritually dead must realize the possibility of finding himself at some time in that position. In so far as this is true, an ethic of ultimate ends and an ethic of responsibility are not absolute contrasts but rather supplements, which only in unison constitute a genuine man - a man who can have the 'calling for politics'.”
― Max Weber, Politik als Beruf: Zweiter Vortrag (4) vor dem Freistudentischen Bund

“Although it’s good to have talent, character is so much important because bad character is an enemy for great talent.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“Acting jealous was wrong, and Kat felt happy with her life...even if she wished she could brag about how she saved lives and defeated an evil genius today. Sometimes, having a secret identity stunk.”
― Austin Stack, Kat Doggers: Superspy: Book 1 of the Kat Doggers Series

“The two of you are very different, but people of good character can disagree and still be admirable.”
― Elizabeth Camden, Carved in Stone