STOP AND THINK - The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back. (Abigail van Buren, late advice columnist) Being nice to people who are nice to us is easy. Treating...
STOP AND THINK - Character is the desire to do what is right as God defines what is right regardless of the consequences. (Mike Lee, American pastor) We might be tempted at times to do what is right because it is easy and there are no adverse consequences. But, what...
STOP AND THINK - A single newspaper report gives your Reputation; a life of toil gives you your Character. (William Hershey Davis, Welsh poet and writer) Your so-called “15 minutes of fame” will establish some kind of reputation for you. Whether it’s an article in the...
This past Sunday, I was in Maryland visiting my mom for Mother’s Day. It’s funny how the things that we plan somehow get used by God—go figure. Going to the church I grew up in, I had the opportunity to listen to this incredible woman, Nancy Burphy speak,...
STOP AND THINK - A man’s character is his fate. (Heraclitus, Greek philosopher of the 6th century B.C.) What did the ancient Heraclitus mean? Was he implying that you can’t do anything about your character because it’s the result of something outside yourself? Or, was...
STOP AND THINK - One’s mere word should be as trustworthy as a signed agreement attested by legal witnesses. (Curtis Vaughan, late seminary professor and author) Why are legally complex contracts necessary today when once you needed only a handshake or a man’s...
STOP AND THINK - The quest for character requires that certain things be kept in the heart as well as kept from the heart. An unguarded heart spells disaster. (Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) What we are and become is the sum of all that we take into our heart...
STOP AND THINK - Integrity characterizes the entire person, not just part of him. He is righteous and honest through and through. He is not only that inside, but also in outer action. (Kent Hughes, pastor and author) Some people like to compartmentalize their lives....
STOP AND THINK - If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why they deserve both admiration and allegiance. (William J. Bennett, former U.S. secretary of education) Character doesn’t grow...
STOP AND THINK - Integrity is like the weather: Everybody talks about it but nobody knows what to do about it. (Stephen L. Carter, American law professor and writer) We really do talk a lot about the weather, don’t we—especially after a hard winter and a long-delayed...
STOP AND THINK - Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. (Theodore Roosevelt, 25th president of the United States) Roosevelt apparently believed that character is extremely important. He identified it as...
STOP AND THINK - Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. (Elbert Hubbard, 19th & 20th century American writer and philosopher) We have often contrasted reputation and character, but they are clearly related. The one...