Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

. . . Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we should study. If we lose these, we are conquered, fallen indeed . . . so long as our manners and principles remain sound, there is no danger.

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.

Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience to authority, and while it is often consistent with and reinforced by religious belief, it is not piety.

Nothing of character is really permanent but virtue and personal worth.

Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

I think character is real important. And you know, and I think the public does.

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

I'm actually a very moral guy.

Character is property. It is the noblest of possessions.

I'd like to be known for my character.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

A clean and sensitive conscience, a steady and scrupulous integrity in small things as well as large, is the most valuable of all possessions, to a nation as to an individual.

A good moral character is the first essential. It is highly important not only to be learned but to be virtuous.

Good moral character is the first essential in a man.

In the end, your integrity is all you've got.

No matter what is the environment around you, it is always possible to maintain your brand of integrity

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

Honesty is nothin' compared to decency.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

I believe in good, having morals, be a decent person.

Virtue is no empty echo.

Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.