Amish Tripathi Quotes

Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience to authority, and while it is often consistent with and reinforced by religious belief, it is not piety.

Whatever any one does or says, I must be good; just as if the emerald were always saying this: "Whatever any one does or says, I must still be emerald, and keep my color.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.

The just man walks in his integrity

Character is what you are in the dark.

Good moral character is the first essential in a man.

A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.

Conduct is the grand test of character. Words are one great evidence of the condition of the heart.

Rather a man with 50 per cent ability and 100 per cent character than a man with 100 per cent ability and 50 per cent character.

Virtue is not a thing you can have by halves; it is or it is not.

He might be a man without character, but she was a woman without courage. Of the two, which was worse?

Purpose ... is held to be most closely connected with virtue, and to be a better token of our character than are even our acts.

Remember what Bogie and my mother both used to say: 'Character is the most important thing. All that matters is character!'

Integrity may be about little things as much or more than big ones.

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.

Honesty: The ability to resist small temptations.

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.

I consider nothing low but ignorance, vice, and meanness, characteristics generally found where the animal propensities predominate over the higher sentiments.

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

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

The ages of greatest public spirit are not always eminent for private virtue.

The more you talk about - and live by - your principles, the harder it will be for others to treat you in a morally ambiguous manner.

I try to act as a man of character if no one is watching or if the world is watching.

In today's society, looking good and feeling good often trumps doing good and being good. And some people don't know the difference anymore.