Character Quotes

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Character Quotes

These character quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.

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"I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness."

-- Mother Teresa

"I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness."

-- Mother Teresa

"Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable; Be honest and frank anyway."

-- Mother Teresa

"Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable; Be honest and frank anyway."

-- Mother Teresa

"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength."

-- Dalai Lama

"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength."

-- Dalai Lama

"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise."

-- Gautama Buddha

"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Be a man. Stand up and lay the blame on yourself. Do not curse anything outside."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Be a man. Stand up and lay the blame on yourself. Do not curse anything outside."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Why should a man be moral? Because this strengthens his will."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Why should a man be moral? Because this strengthens his will."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Neither money pays, nor name... it is character that can cleave through adamantine walls of difficulties."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Neither money pays, nor name... it is character that can cleave through adamantine walls of difficulties."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Character is the result of a thousand stumbles."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Character is the result of a thousand stumbles."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Character is repeated habits, and repeated habits alone can reform character."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Character is repeated habits, and repeated habits alone can reform character."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Education is not filling the mind with a lot of facts."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Education is not filling the mind with a lot of facts."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"The brave alone can afford to be sincere."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"The brave alone can afford to be sincere."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"A fool may buy all the books in the world... but he will be able to read only those that he deserves to."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"A fool may buy all the books in the world... but he will be able to read only those that he deserves to."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"It does not require money to live neat, clean and dignified."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"It does not require money to live neat, clean and dignified."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others to do the work of defense for him."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others to do the work of defense for him."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"True beauty consists in purity of heart."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"True beauty consists in purity of heart."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Real suffering, bravely borne, melts even a heart of stone."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Real suffering, bravely borne, melts even a heart of stone."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

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These character quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.

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Some of the most celebrated character quotes come from Krishna, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Albert Einstein, among many others featured on this page.

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Popular character quotes include: "Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind." -- Krishna Also: "Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, and forgiveness... this is declared to be knowledge." -- Krishna.

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