Quick Thoughts

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

Theodore Roosevelt

An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; a villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.

John Locke

Position does not make the man. It is the integrity of character, the spirit of Christ, that makes him thankful, unselfish, without partiality and without hypocrisy — it is this that is of value with God.

Ellen White

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.

Thomas Merton

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

Laura Schlessinger

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

W. Clement Stone

The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Romans 13:13, NKJV

Featured in: August 2010

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