top of page
"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."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Character quotes

"Dignity is a quiet strength which reflects your deep honor and self-respect. It is a gracious pride without narcissistic projection and portrays a calm awareness and generosity of spirit regardless of the environment or circumstances."

"Through change and challenge, if our personal foundations are built with quality virtues of character and integrity, we are more resilient, healthy, and ultimately more impressive."

"How a person treats wait staff speaks volumes about their character and values. If they misbehave in this scenario, you can likely predict how they will react when cut off in traffic, when their luggage is lost, or when life doesn't go their way. It is also an indicator to CEOs and hiring managers as to whether a person is a viable candidate for being a considerate team player."

"Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation."

"Humility must not be equated to mediocrity and cowardice."

"I do not think I have ever seen a nastier-looking man... Under the black hat, when I had first seen them, the eyes had been those of an unsuccessful rapist. [on Brit poet Percy Wyndham Lewis]"
Explore more quotes by Margaret Chase Smith

"Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk."

"One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking."

"Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation."

"Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought."

"Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods."

"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."
bottom of page