Character And Reputation Quotes

I once read in a Bible commentary that the word "Christian" means "little Christs." What an honor to share Christ's name! We can be bold to call ourselves Christians and bear the stamp of his character and reputation. When people find out the you are a Christian, they should already have an idea of who you are and what you are like simply because you bear such a precious name.

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." Longfellow "Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

The most important thing you wear is your personality.

Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ’twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.

Good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls.

Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; character is what you have when you go away.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily cracked, and never well mended.

The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.

He that filches from me my good name robs me of that which enriches him and makes me poor indeed.

A good name is better than precious ointment.

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.

Character is what you are in the dark.

Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.

Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit.

Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

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.

Reputation is seeming; character is being. Reputation is manufactured; character is grown. Reputation is your photograph; There is a vast difference between character and reputation. Reputation is what men think we are; character is what God knows us to be. Reputation is seeming; character is being. Reputation is the breath of men; character is the inbreathing of the eternal God. One may for a time have a good reputation and a bad character, or the reverse ; but not for long.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Some think the only way to get even, to get attention or advantage, or to win is to bash people. This kind of behavior is never appropriate. Oftentimes character and reputation and almost always self-esteem are destroyed under the hammer of this vicious practice.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

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.

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

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

Trust, honesty, humility, transparency and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any relationship.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.