"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character." 

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” 

-Lao Tzu

"Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world."  
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Knowledge will give you power, but character respect." 

-Bruce Lee

“Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person we become.” 
-Jim Rohn

"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." 
-Phillips Brooks

"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

"All men are like in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ."
-Christian Nestell Bovee