17 Quotes About Good Character

Being a good person is hard. There are many times when we go to the extreme end of the spectrum believing that being “good” is supposed to mean never doing anything wrong. However, being a good person means having our own moral code, trying our best to live by it, and encouraging others to do the same thing. These 12 good-character quotes are great for reminding people of their duties as well as inspiring them to be better people.

Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.
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Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned. Auliq Ice
Rats! It's rainy outside, And to be a good fella...
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Rats! It's rainy outside, And to be a good fella Invite a smile so wide Nobody needs umbrella! Ana Claudia Antunes
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The ladder of leadership can only stand firm on the grounds of integrity. Any other ground makes it unstable till it falls. Israelmore Ayivor
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We live in a society where mutual respect and appreciation should be considered one of the pillars of modern life. Auliq Ice
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Courage is God's way of testing the virtues you profess to have and your level of commitment to everything you think you are. Shannon L. Alder
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It has been said that when we pray, we speak to God; when we read, He speaks to us. Keeping this in mind, look for more in good books than entertainment. You will find in these books much that applies to you, and even in good novels, you will find many points that can help you become a finer person and a better Christian. William A. Carroll
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I believe life is an education meant to teach us the need to be better people.  And I believe this learning often takes place through trial and error which may mean being an awful person at times before clearly seeing and grasping the necessity to improve. If you don't agree with me, just ask Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge.  I think Charles Dickens got it quite right. Richelle E. Goodrich
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To a leader, reputation is an option, but true character is a necessity! Israelmore Ayivor
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Spark the dreams you have with integrity and honesty. It’s gonna catch up with excellence if you make it revive in truthfulness in the midst of this world of falsehood! Israelmore Ayivor
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Good character keeps good brand safely. Bad character destroys hard earned brands. Israelmore Ayivor
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Better spend time working hard to maintain your good habits because you may look for time to recover it but to no avail! Israelmore Ayivor
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A good character is not only about the good person people know you to be. Your ability to tell the truth about how bad you had been is also a good character. Israelmore Ayivor
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It’s easy to be kind to friends who return your smiles and happily lend a helping hand. But the true test of good character is finding the will and desire to be kind and charitable to those who give us absolutely no motivation to do so. Richelle E. Goodrich
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It is neither trials nor relationships nor successes nor failures that define a man, but the choices he makes while handling them. Richelle E. Goodrich
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Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. Heraclitus
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.. It is immensely moving when a mature man - no matter whether old or young in years - is aware of a responsibility with heart and soul. He then acts by following an ethic of responsibility and somewhere reaches the point where he says: 'Here I stand; I can do no other'. That is something genuinely human and moving. And every one of us who is not spiritually dead must realize the possibility of finding himself at some time in that position. In so far as this is true, an ethic of ultimate ends and an ethic of responsibility are not absolute contrasts but rather supplements, which only in unison constitute a genuine man - a man who can have the 'calling for politics'. Max Weber