Character Building Quotes

“A relationship built on lies and trickery will not last; only truthfulness can uphold a relationship”
― idowu koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

“I have lost and loved and won and cried myself to the person I am today.”
― Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps

“True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art, but in the development of character.”
― David O. McKay

“The first gift is Strength. May you remember to call upon it whenever you need it.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth

“Your reputation is what others think of you; your character is what you truly are. Reputations can be manipulated; character can only be developed and maintained.”
― Bohdi Sanders, Men of the Code: Living as a Superior Man

“No other being is lesser human than the one who thinks of others as such.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Human Making is Our Mission: A Treatise on Parenting

“Your story is not a picture of life; it lacks the elements of truth. And why? Simply because you run straight on to the end; because you do not analyze. Your heroes do this thing or that from this or that motive, which you assign without ever a thought of dissecting their mental and moral natures. Our feelings, you must remember, are far more complex than all that. In real life every act is the
resultant of a hundred thoughts that come and go, and these
you must study, each by itself, if you would create a living
character. 'But,' you will say, 'in order to note these fleeting
thoughts one must know them, must be able to follow them in their capricious meanderings.You have simply to make use of hypnotism, electrical or human, which gives one a two-fold being, setting free the witness-personality so that it may see, understand, and remember the reasons which determine the personality that acts.”
― Jules Verne, In the Year 2889

“Misery builds character, happiness makes cheesecake.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Morality Absolute

“Taha rolls her eyes. With her short skirt and pink tank-top, no one imagines how invincible she is during combat. Her door-sign reads: Don’t ditch pink to act strong—in pink font.”
― Misba, The High Auction

“No harvest without rain.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science

“What is the worst possible thing that could happen to my protagonist? How could that turn out to be the best possible thing that could happen to him?”
― Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

“Success is not defined by the things you achieve, but by the character you build along the way and the footprints you leave behind.”
― Shiva Negi

“Consider yourself an orphan, when it comes to identity, only then can you grow the backbone, to unleash your original humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“Education is all about acquiring the knowledge that can lead to mental development and character building, not just obtaining a degree.”
― Shiva Negi

“An academic degree never determines your destiny, but your character does.”
― Shiva Negi

“Be you. The world will adjust.”
― Ash

“People always see you as they are, not as you are.”
― Shiva Negi

“DNA test may reveal your ancestry, but there is no DNA test for character.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets

“True love builds character, and fake love pollutes it. Be aware!”
― Mohsin Ali Shaukat

“Being forgiving is one of the most noble virtues of a proactive person.”
― Scott Shumway, The Invisible Four-letter Word: The Secret to Getting What You Really Want in Life.

“When your faith flickers in the wilderness of the odds, remember that the darkness that blankets the skies reminds us that even the faintest glimmer of light, be it a spark or a distant star, shines brightest in the darkest hours, as does strength of character in trying times.”
― Erwin D. Maramat

“Character, my identity;
Conscience, my guide.
Honor is my defense,
Heart is my tide.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“The real story is not the plot but how the characters unfold by it.”
― Vanna Bonta

“It's tempting to base a woman's evil on the abuse of a man or the death of a child, because they are, unfortunately, relatable and understandable motivations. However, insisting that women can only be evil once violence has been done to them robs them of agency and puts them on an unrealistic, restrictive pedestal as literary and critical figures.”
― Cassandra Jones, Let Her Be Evil

“The Most Protected Virtue is Reputation whiles the most Polluted Virtue is Character But to Fully Safeguard your Reputation one needs to Purify Character for Character is the Lifeguard of Reputation.”
― Ned Bryan Abakah

“Thanks, Buddy,” DADDIE said. “I’m glad we had this little chat.”
“You’re welcome, Daddy. Say, who is decanting next? I had Martha on my scorecard, but with, yours truly, up and running, I figured you’d probably have changed the order around.”
“Yes, Martha’s next. I figure it is fifty-fifty odds that you’ll probably break something on that shell of yours, and she’ll need to fix it.”
“Sweet,” Jason said. “She gives me all the cool space bandages when I get boo-boos.”
DADDIE smiled. “Well, I’m using your roster, so be prepared. Li Mei will decant after that, and she’s gunning for your job.”
Jason smiled and flexed. “Bring it. No one can match my awesomeness.”
DADDIE nodded and said, “Good, that’s what I want to hear. If everyone has that attitude, we’ll do just fine, never mind what Lloyd’s of London said.”
― Eric Holtgrefe, Innocence Lost: Book One of The Corpus Ad Astra Adventure

“It’s the moral fabric that lends to behavioural pattern”
― BS Murthy

“It’s the moral fabric that lends to behavioural pattern.”
― BS Murthy

“Cup of Coffee (The Sonnet)

A cup is just crockery
till there is coffee in it.
A head is just a skull
till there's a mind in it.

Clothes are just fabric
till there's a character in 'em.
Shoes are just footwear
till there's a journey in 'em.

Chest is just a bunch of bones
till there's a heart in it.
A body is just a bag of flesh
till there's a being in it.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“If you don’t think that moral character is of incalculable value, you’re not thinking.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose