Incorporating Character Education in Middle-High School
You may be short on time or maybe you are able to coordinate with the English teachers to have the students write essays on character. We found some character quotations that can be great conversations starters, thought provoking or just kind of fun. Send us some that you find, or that originate from you or your students, and we’ll add them to the list on our website. Also if you can give suggestions to help other use quotes to teach character education, send them our way and we'll get them posted. We'll also send you a free gift!
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Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
- Charles Reade, (1814-1884)
Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
- Albert Einstein, (1879-1955)
Character is what you are in the dark.
- Dwight L. Moody, (1837-1899)
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, (1800-1859)
Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.
- Shaquille O’Neal, (1972- )
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
- Unknown
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
- James D. Miles
Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It’s not hard. Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.
- Unknown
You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.
- Ronald Reagan, (1911-2004)
Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you were born with and must take responsibility for forming.
- Jim Rohn (1930- )