When you fail to be as perfect, as good or as ideal as you wish to be,
or fail to accomplish what you thing that you can accomplish,
your character is at fault.
your character is at fault.
There must be character before there can be true greatness,
because any deficiency in character causes energy to be wasted and misdirected.
Every mistake is due to a lack of character.
It is character that determines
whether our actions in daily life are to right or wrong.
When character is weak,
there is more or less conflict among the mental actions.
Certain actions have a tendency to work for one thing,
while other actions are tending to produce the very opposite.
there is more or less conflict among the mental actions.
Certain actions have a tendency to work for one thing,
while other actions are tending to produce the very opposite.
your character is weak.
The same is true when you preach one thing and practice another.
To be influenced to do what you would not do if you were normal,
means that your character is weak,
and to be affected by surroundings, events, circumstances and conditions
against your will, indicates the same deficiency.
It may be stated without exceptions or modifications whatever,
that the more temper, the less character.
that the more temper, the less character.
If you are in the hands of worry, your character needs development.
The same is true if you have a tendency to submit to fate,
give in to adversity, give up in the midst of difficulties,
or surrender to failure and wrong.
The same is true if you have a tendency to submit to fate,
give in to adversity, give up in the midst of difficulties,
or surrender to failure and wrong.
A strong character is never influenced against his will.
He is never disturbed by anything,
never becomes upset, offended or depressed.
No one can insult him because he is above small states of mind.
He is never disturbed by anything,
never becomes upset, offended or depressed.
No one can insult him because he is above small states of mind.
All mental tendencies that are antagonistic, critical or resisting
indicate a deficiency in character.
The desire to criticise becomes less and less as character is developed.
It is the mark of a fine character never to be critical
and to mention but rarely the faults of others.
It is the mark of a fine character never to be critical
and to mention but rarely the faults of others.
In the study of character,
it is very important to know
that the violation of mental laws
is just as detrimental as the violation of moral laws.
There is a vast difference
between that phase of character
that simply tries to follow moral law,
and real character - the character that actually is justice, virtue and truth.
The two predominating factors in character are justice and virtue.
It is through the development of character
that each individual will know for himself
how to live, think and act in perfect harmony with the laws of all life.
Character develops through a constant effort
to cause every action in the human system to be a right action;
that is a constructive action.
The two fundamental essentials
to the development of character
are to know the right and to desire the right.
In the building of character,
the two principle objects in view
should be the strong and the beautiful.
Practice being yourself,
your very best self, and your very largest self,
and your character will be developed.
your very best self, and your very largest self,
and your character will be developed.
The more individuality, the more character,
and the more one is oneself, the stronger the character.
and the more one is oneself, the stronger the character.
