Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.
● William Arthur Ward ●
Take care of your thoughts,
Then, actions will take care of themselves.
You sow an action and reap a tendency.
You sow a tendency and reap a habit.
You sow your habit and reap your character.
You sow your character and reap your destiny.
Therefore, destiny is in your hands.
● Sathya Sai Baba ●
Talent is nurtured in solitude; Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.
● Goethe ●
It is with trifles and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character.
● Schopenhauer ●
If I try to be like him, who will be like me?
● Yiddish Proverb ●

You cannot dream yourself into a character, you must hammer and forge yourself one.
● James Froude ●