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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"Service without humility is selfishness and egotism."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Service without humility is selfishness and egotism."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Imitation is the sincerest flattery."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Imitation is the sincerest flattery."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The Gujarati equivalent for civilization means 'good conduct'."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The Gujarati equivalent for civilization means 'good conduct'."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The good man is the friend of all living things."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The good man is the friend of all living things."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The real ornament of a woman is her character, her purity."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The real ornament of a woman is her character, her purity."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Literacy is not the end of education nor even the beginning."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Literacy is not the end of education nor even the beginning."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"One may smile, and smile, and be a villain."

-- William Shakespeare

"One may smile, and smile, and be a villain."

-- William Shakespeare

"Be great in act, as you have been in thought."

-- William Shakespeare

"Be great in act, as you have been in thought."

-- William Shakespeare

"The empty vessel makes the greatest sound."

-- William Shakespeare

"The empty vessel makes the greatest sound."

-- William Shakespeare

"Men of few words are the best men."

-- William Shakespeare

"Men of few words are the best men."

-- William Shakespeare

"This above all; to thine own self be true."

-- William Shakespeare

"This above all; to thine own self be true."

-- William Shakespeare

"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety."

-- William Shakespeare

"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety."

-- William Shakespeare

"Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep."

-- William Shakespeare

"Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep."

-- William Shakespeare

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."

-- William Shakespeare

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."

-- William Shakespeare

"Virtue is more to man than either water or fire."

-- Confucius

"Virtue is more to man than either water or fire."

-- Confucius

"To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue: these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."

-- Confucius

"To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue: these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."

-- Confucius

"The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him."

-- Confucius

"The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him."

-- Confucius

"In the presence of a good man, think all the time how you may learn to equal him. In the presence of a bad man, turn your gaze within!"

-- Confucius

"In the presence of a good man, think all the time how you may learn to equal him. In the presence of a bad man, turn your gaze within!"

-- Confucius

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."

-- Confucius

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."

-- Confucius

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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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