Herbert Hoover Quotes

In vain we build the city if we do not first build the man

Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.

We often pray for purity, unselfishness, for the highest qualities of character, and forget that these things cannot be given, but must be earned.

Character is not the enemy of self-expression and personal freedom, it is their necessary precondition.

To build character of purpose and integrity is our high mark, and that cannot be done in a world where there are no adverse elements.

That is why success and fruitfulness depend as much upon focusing on the "who" you are as much as the "what" of the work you do. Invest in your character, and it will give you the returns that you are looking for by only investing in the work itself. You can't do the latter without the former.

A talent can be cultivated in tranquility; a character only in the rushing stream of life.

Throughout our lives, we develop our character consciously or unconsciously. In your journey to a life beyond amazing, you'll learn to develop your character in ways that bring remarkable rewards.

Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with the challenge we need to develop tolerance, patience, and compassionthree virtues essential for building character, developing peace of mind, and bringing us true happiness.

To be a great leader, first become a great person.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.

Every time I've built character, I've regretted it.

Character is the one thing we make in this world and take with us into the next.

Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by how one thinks and acts.

My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I'm not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty - I read a lot, I try to learn.

I have to say that the most important thing Scientology has given me is the ability to keep my integrity together.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities

Development is not that you make bridges, buildings or put marble floors in your house. Real development is building moral character of youth.

All your scholarship, all your study of Shakespeare and Wordsworth would be in vain, if at the same time you do not build your character, and attain mastery over your thoughts and actions.

Age doesn't make a man.

The virtue which we appreciate, we to some extent appropriate.

I believe that persistent effort, supported by a character-based foundation, will enable you to get more of the things money will buy and all of the things money won't buy.