40 Quotes by Character

A man’s character is not judged after he celebrates a victory, but by what he does when his back is against the wall.

Silver is purified in fire and so are we. It is in the most trying times that our real character is shaped and revealed.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk.

Your task is to stand straight; not to be held straight.

Character is far more important than intellect in making a man a good citizen or successful at his calling- meaning by character not only such qualities as honesty and truthfulness, but courage, perseverance and self-reliance.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

You can’t just pretend that the things you watch, and the things you hear, and the places you go will not have an impact on your character. They will.

Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.