7 Insights about Character

What does it mean to have a strong character? Here are seven insightful thoughts...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.

- T. Alan Armstrong

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

- Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

- Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny.

- Tryon Edwards (1809-1894)

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