Character Building Quotes

“A relationship built on lies and trickery will not last; only truthfulness can uphold a relationship”
― idowu koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

“I have lost and loved and won and cried myself to the person I am today.”
― Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps

“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

“Your reputation is what others think of you; your character is what you truly are. Reputations can be manipulated; character can only be developed and maintained.”
― Bohdi Sanders, Men of the Code: Living as a Superior Man

“The first gift is Strength. May you remember to call upon it whenever you need it.”
― Charlene Costanzo, The Twelve Gifts of Birth

“No other being is lesser human than the one who thinks of others as such.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Human Making is Our Mission: A Treatise on Parenting

“Your story is not a picture of life; it lacks the elements of truth. And why? Simply because you run straight on to the end; because you do not analyze. Your heroes do this thing or that from this or that motive, which you assign without ever a thought of dissecting their mental and moral natures. Our feelings, you must remember, are far more complex than all that. In real life every act is the
resultant of a hundred thoughts that come and go, and these
you must study, each by itself, if you would create a living
character. 'But,' you will say, 'in order to note these fleeting
thoughts one must know them, must be able to follow them in their capricious meanderings.You have simply to make use of hypnotism, electrical or human, which gives one a two-fold being, setting free the witness-personality so that it may see, understand, and remember the reasons which determine the personality that acts.”
― Jules Verne, In the Year 2889

“Taha rolls her eyes. With her short skirt and pink tank-top, no one imagines how invincible she is during combat. Her door-sign reads: Don’t ditch pink to act strong—in pink font.”
― Misba, The High Auction

“Misery builds character, happiness makes cheesecake.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Morality Absolute

“Her life ofter felt like a violent ocean tossing her about, but writing gave her a foothold. A moment to catch her breath.”
― Emily J. Taylor, The Otherwhere Post

“If you think only of that one thing, you'll never be able to change it, but if your regrets help you to really learn an essential thing about being human, that experience won't have been wasted on you. Your life afterward, thanks to that, will be better and stronger than it was before.”
― Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?

“Education isn’t just about academics—it’s about nurturing character, curiosity, and compassion.”
― Khadijah Maulion Masorong, My Journey

“It’s the moral fabric that lends to behavioural pattern.”
― BS Murthy

“Cup of Coffee (The Sonnet)

A cup is just crockery
till there is coffee in it.
A head is just a skull
till there's a mind in it.

Clothes are just fabric
till there's a character in 'em.
Shoes are just footwear
till there's a journey in 'em.

Chest is just a bunch of bones
till there's a heart in it.
A body is just a bag of flesh
till there's a being in it.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“If you don’t think that moral character is of incalculable value, you’re not thinking.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“Breaking trust is inexcusable. When you compromise your character, you lose the ability to be trusted.”
― Joseph Jacson K.

“Service is an expression of inner growth and development. It is the muscle-building for virtues. It is the barometer of inner development and spirituality.”
― Master Del Pe, Hidden Dangers of Meditation and Yoga: How to Play with Your Sacred Fires Safely

“The quality of our lives is sculpted by the chisel of perseverance; each strike shapes our reality.”
― Prem Jagyasi, Carve Your Life: Live a great life with carvism

“What are you without your government ID? What are you without your bank account? That's your true existential identity, that's what your life comes to amount.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“When world cries blood
(The Sonnet)

When world cries blood,
your blood ought to boil.
If you feel nothing at all,
you're a stain upon the soil.

Fire in blood you can't inherit,
Wake up to duty and ignite yourself.
Second hand souls boast bloodline,
Humans weave nobility with actions.

When the world cries blood,
backbone oughta spark thunder.
If you feel nothing at all,
file for a bankrupt character.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“Character-building is a self-mastery, which is a never-ending path in itself.”
― Master Del Pe, Hidden Dangers of Meditation and Yoga: How to Play with Your Sacred Fires Safely

“Unleash the hidden power of moral character. It can transform your life.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“Reality is Frequency (EM Sonnet)

Light is a matter of frequency,
reality is a matter of (EM) waves.
I'm talking in a mathematical sense,
and not in a mumbo jumbo sort of way.

Light, there is always,
just not the kind we can see.
Just like our eyes register a limited
spectrum, mind too is blind to plenty.

Our eyes are not equipped to
perceive outside certain spectrum,
just like our mind is conditioned to
see nothing beyond self preservation.

With modern gadgets we can see the full
EM spectrum, beyond the limits of our senses.
Likewise, a well developed character
transcends the very barrier of time and space.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Azad Earth Army: When The World Cries Blood

“For Sanders, success isn’t measured solely in touchdowns or championships; it’s reflected in the character of the young men he sends back into the world. (BLOG - Deion Sanders: A Coach, A Father, A Blueprint for Success)”
― Carlos Wallace

“His legacy is a powerful reminder that sports can be a platform for building men, not just athletes. (BLOG - Deion Sanders: A Coach, A Father, A Blueprint for Success)”
― Carlos Wallace

“The only class I'm interested in, is the class of character, determined not by blood or money, but by intent and behavior.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Azad Earth Army: When The World Cries Blood

“His silence had the heavy mass of rock and the tenacious resistance of rubber, particularly when his art wasn't going well. […]
He was honest to the point of seeming naive; exaggeration or flattery was entirely beyond him.”
― Han Kang, The Vegetarian

“In general, the best antagonists in fiction represent the protagonist’s Shadow. By confronting and ultimately defeating the antagonist, the hero reintegrates these disparate aspects of the self and becomes whole.”
― Will Raywood, The Natural Laws of Story: Master the Art and Science of Engaging Narratives

“Obscurity Establish Greatness (Sonnet)

I grew up in a 20ft/20ft one-room house,
used to walk an hour to get to school -
and although I never knew what luxury was,
I'm just grateful, I never had to starve -

I never had to wear torn clothes,
never had to experience a leaky roof,
unlike my parents, who grew up poor,
as neither of my grandfathers were good providers.

Like my father, his father was a factory worker,
but unlike my father, he could barely feed his family,
and my other grandfather was a poor priest,
who too could barely provide for his family, with
the little money he earned from religious ceremonies.

My parents grew up in abject poverty, I grew up
in modest security, and all of it has kept me grounded.
Little obscurity is essential for building character -
luxury stunts growth, obscurity establish greatness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat

“You are God's Super Treasure ---uniquely created, deeply loved and purposeful designed to shine His light in the world.”
― Eunice Aboagyewaa Adams, GOD'S SUPER TREASURES: Character Traits for Young Heroes