John C. Maxwell Quotes

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.

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

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

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

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

Assume a virtue, if you have it not. That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat; Of habits devil, is angel yet in this.

What will tell in the end will be character and not a knowledge of letters.

One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on the whole, success depends more upon character than upon either intellect or fortune.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage, and determination.

Character is a perfectly educated will.

Character is perfectly educated will.

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

If you want the secondary greatness of recognized talent, focus first on primary greatness of character.

I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism.

The walls of that grand edifice called a good character have to be worked at during life.

No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.

If you want to be the best salesperson, first you must be the best person.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

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

Practice self-awareness, self-evaluation, and self-improvement. If we are aware that our manners - language, behavior, and actions - are measured against our values and principles, we are able to more easily embody the philosophy, leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do.

Try to be a better person everyday.

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.

Good character improves every aspect of a person’s life.