It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.

Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies.

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity.

It is better for the development of character and contentment to do certain things badly for yourself than to have them done better for you by someone else.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

You can't truthfully explain your smallest action without fully revealing your character.''