Joyce Meyer Quotes

Character is a perfectly educated will.

No cowardice, no sin, no crime, no weakness - the rest will come of itself. . .

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.

Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

Virtue is a positive quality developed by taking a firm stand for the right in temptation, or by the suffering endured in consequence of wrongdoing.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.

At our house we have come to conclude that building and strengthening character will require extreme measures and the intentional pursuit of gritty work experiences.

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that 'a quiet conscience makes one strong!'

Innocence is not virtue. Virtue demands the active employment of an ardent mind in the promotion of the general good. No man can be eminently virtuous who is not accustomed to an extensive range of reflection.

Try to be a better person everyday.

What makes a man is when you go against your own instincts to do to the right thing.

It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.

A big part of honesty is self-discipline, personal resolve, and taking pride in who you are as a person and what each action means to your character.

I think passion gives you the energy to do what is right, and discipline makes sure you do what is right. So I look at them as kind of cousins maybe.

Do well and right and let the world sink.

Be strong. Don't be a follower. Always do the right thing.

Character is perfectly educated will.

Integrity is built by defeating the temptation to be dishonest; humility grows when we refuse to be prideful; and endurance develops every time you reject the temptation to give up.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.