Wealth of Character

Hello my dear friends,
I hope you've all been having a good week so far. Today I want to talk about a very important treasure which will determine our success in life.

Wealth of Character
When we refer to someone as having character we mean that the person has good character as opposed to someone who has bad character. A man of character will have qualities of integrity, honesty, courage, determination, compassion, fairness, kindness, forgiveness, responsibility, sacrifice and so on. Such a person is guided by his conscience and even when he makes a mistake he will try to correct it and make amends. He is true to himself, listens to his conscience and cares about others. Such qualities enables him to overcome obstacles and to persevere until he reaches his goal. Not only can such a person succeed but he can also preserve the fruits of his sacrifice and hard work. For example a man may succeed in amassing a large fortune through fraudulent or unscrupulous means but he lives in constant fear that sooner or later the law will catch up with him and that he will lose everything. He does not experience real happiness and when he does get caught he loses everything. So if   you live with integrity and courage and are surrounded by people with character you are indeed rich!

Here are some quotes to think about:


"People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously." - Eleanor Roosevelt.

"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character." -  Ralph Waldo Emerson

"When the character of a man is not clear to you look at his friends." - Japanese Proverb






"Sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny" - George Dana Boardman 


"Character is what you think in the dark." - Dwight L. Moody

Hope you enjoy! May you all find new treasures. 
Much love,