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...
STOP AND THINK - Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids. (Aristotle, 4th century B.C. Greek philosopher) Aristotle was right. Our choices do indeed reveal who we really are. Whatever we may claim about...
STOP AND THINK - The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he’s born. (William R. Inge, 19th-20th century Anglican priest, author, and educator) We all understand, no doubt, that we need to begin teaching our children life’s...
STOP AND THINK - Doing what you said you would do is simply an issue of integrity. There is no substitute for having the guts to keep your word. (Charles Swindoll, American pastor and author) It used to be that a man’s word was his bond. A handshake was all that was...
STOP AND THINK - No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character. (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th century American essayist) Too often when we’ve made a mistake, we try to use the excuse that our circumstances forced us to make the bad decision. We’d like to...
STOP AND THINK - The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out. (Baron Thomas Babington Macauley, 19th century British historian) Remember when you were a child and you wanted to do something you knew would displease your...
STOP AND THINK - Character is much easier kept than recovered. (Thomas Paine, English-American political author, active in the American Revolution) We can lose in sporting events, debates, and political races—none of which hinder us from picking up the pieces and...