Character Test Quotes

Character is what you are in the dark.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better.

None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.

When we talk about adversity, this is the moment when character really gets tested. When things aren't going the way you want and you can't see anyway that they're going to go the way you want. That's kind of when those old virtues really become valuable and vulnerable also.

For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal

The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

In her new book, Sarah Palin says she once gave up chocolate for an entire year just to prove she could do it. Still think she's not qualified to be President?

To be tempted is not to sin. The strongest attacks are made on the strongest forts.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

At the end, the key thing is you've got to live with yourself. That's the real test. Everything else is fleeting.

A virtue never tested is no virtue at all.

Good fortune will elevate even petty minds, and give them the appearance of a certain greatness and stateliness, as from their high place they look down upon the world; but the truly noble and resolved spirit raises itself, and becomes more conspicuous in times of disaster and ill fortune.

The test of your character is what it takes to stop you.

The proof of a man is the danger test, That shows him up at his worst or best.

There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.

'Tis no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.

Anybody can act good to be around when they are doing really well.

My aim is to play Test matches. For me, there is a different feel of Test cricket as it tests your character. You come to know about your mental toughness, and most importantly, there is another level of satisfaction as a player.

The real test of our character is when the bottom falls out.

To me, the whole idea of fame and I think it can be a real test of somebody, of who they are. You know, 'cause some strange things happen. I've seen some peculiar things as far as a person just living their life.

There is no better test of character than when you're tossed into crisis. That's when we see one's true colors shine through. So I try my best to make my characters personally involved in the plot, in a way that stresses them and tests them.

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man.