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.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.

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.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

It’s what you do when you have nothing to do that reveals who you are.

Great character is the cumulative result when great pain and great disappointment intersect in a man with a teachable spirit.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

Character is what you are in the dark.