49 Character Building Quotes to become the best

Character means the process of becoming emotionally stronger, more independent, and better able to deal with problems. This shows how good a person is for himself and his society.

The person who puts his goodness for the wellness of society, then his character is called a good character. The process of building up all character developing activities & processes is called character building.

Most inspirational Character Building Quotes to build your character

In this article, we have shared some character development quotes, which will tell you all the importance of a good character for yourself and your society and will help in building your character. So let’s read those motivational character building quotes.

Character Building Quotes to know meaning & definition of character

1. “Character means the process of becoming emotionally stronger, more independent, and better able to deal with problems.”

2. “Character relates to character education, character education refers to how ‘good’ a person is.”

3. “There is no scientific definition of the character. There is no way to measure a person’s character. No school or anyone else can improve it. It just depends on the person.”

4. “A person who shows his personal qualities which are good for society can be considered as a good character. And developing such personal qualities is often seen as the aim of character education.”

5. “The deliberate effort to develop virtues that are good for the individual and good for society.” ― Thomas Lickona

6. “Character education is less focused on social skill acquisition and more on constructing a moral identity within a life narrative.” ― Robert McGrath

Character Building Quotes for students

Most inspirational Character Building Quotes to build your character

7. “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” ― Abraham Lincoln

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8. “Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me.” ― A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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9. “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” ― Albert Einstein

10. “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. It all depends on the principles which direct them.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte

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11. “Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.” ― Elbert Hubbard

Character Building Quotes for Sports

12. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” ― John Wooden

13. “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” ― Heywood Broun

14. “A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” ― Charles Spurgeon

Confucius Quotes on Character building

15. “Musical training is the most effective method for molding the moral character of a man and keeping society in order. Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, perfected by music.” ― Confucius

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Positive Character-Building Quotes

Most inspirational Character Development Quotes to build your character

16. “The character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ― Helen Keller

17. “Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” ― Cavett Robert

18. “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” ― James A. Michener

19. “We are born with the capability for the collective challenges of life to stir and stamp us.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster

20. “The first gift is Strength. May you remember to call upon it whenever you need it.” ― Charlene Costanzo

21. “The key to keeping quality people is to become a person of quality yourself.” ― Nicky Verd

Stanislavski Quotes for building a character

22. “If you are looking for something, don’t go sit on the seashore and expect it to come and find you; you must search, search, search with all the stubbornness in you!” ― Konstantin Stanislavski

23. “I was truly happy. But my state was not that of any ordinary satisfaction. It was a joy which stemmed directly from creative, artistic achievement.” ― Konstantin Stanislavski

Quotes about adversity building character

24. “Goodness is about character – integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.” ― Dennis Prager

25. “By constant self-discipline and self-control, you can develop greatness of character.” ― Grenville Kleiser

26. “Wealth without character is another form of poverty.” ― Mac Duke The Strategist

27. “The foundation of a strong self comes from small acts of daily discipline.” ― Ophelia Filek

28. “Clothes fade away, so does the body, but the character is indestructible.” ― Abhijit Naskar

Inspirational character-building quotes

29. “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost, when health is lost, something is lost, when a character is lost, all is lost.” ― Billy Graham

30. “When you have character, you hold yourself accountable to yourself.” ― Vincent H. O’Neil

31. “Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.” ― Yousuf Karsh

32. “Hardships occur to build a person’s character.” ― Sahara Sanders

33. “The quality of your friends says a lot about your character.” ― Naide P Obiang

34. “We develop our whole character from our thoughts, actions, attentive observations, and from the resolute pursuit of our inspirational dreams.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster

Quotes about building character in hard times

35. “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

36. “People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.” ― Hermann Hesse

37. “The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.” ― Thomas Babington Macaulay

38. “Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.” ― Jim Rohn

39. “Difficult times show true colors, hard times reveal true friends and the good will be blessed through the pain…Just let go and let God!”

40. “We need understanding to start seeing challenges and tough times as clay; for it helps us in sound character molding.” ― Michael Mbuko

41. “Character isn’t who you are when life goes your way. Character is who you really are when the bottom falls out.”

42. “Nothing good comes cheaply so we shouldn’t be surprised when we meet the hard while going for the best. Hard times are not quiet times.” ― Terry Mark

Quotes on education and character building

43. “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.” ― Bruce Lee

44. “True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art, but in the development of character.” ― David O. McKay

45. “Character is a journey, not a destination.” ― William J. Clinton

46. “A character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.” ― Phillips Brooks

47. “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather make a man a more clever devil.” ― C.S. Lewis

48. “The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” ― Alexandra K.Trenfor

49. “The purpose of school should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students now.” ― Donalyn Miller

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