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When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness. (Sockman Ralph W.)
During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think. (Sockman Ralph W.)
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Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is the architect of his own character. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Character is victory organized. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Few persons are made of such strong fiber that they will make a costly outlay when surface work will pass as well in the market. (Sockman Ralph W.)
All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace. (Sockman Ralph W.)
There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free to choose. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Integrity has no need of rules. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of a man you are. It shows me what your ideal of manhood is, and what kind of a man you long to be. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Character must be kept bright as well as clean. (Sockman Ralph W.)
You must look into people, as well as at them. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent. (Sockman Ralph W.)
As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have. (Sockman Ralph W.)
The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself. (Sockman Ralph W.)
To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things (Sockman Ralph W.)
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. (Sockman Ralph W.)
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