Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon your word.

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

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

The essential thing is not knowledge, but character.

Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Our character is but the stamp on our souls of the free choices of good and evil we have made through life.

Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.

Character is a diamond that scratches every other stone.

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

Character and personal force are the only investments that are worth anything.