Character Traits with Fifth Grade Quotes

Obedience - doing what you are told with a happy submissive spirit

·       He who will not answer to the rudder must answer to the rocks.

·       It is a sin to do less than your best.

·       Character is much easier to keep than recover.

·       Character is a man’s best capital.

·       Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.  ----Douglas Bader

Attentiveness - listening with ears, eyes and heart

·       It is no advantage to be near the light if you keep your eyes closed.

·       It’s better to be saved by the lighthouse than the lifeboat.

·       The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.

·       The greatest of all faults is to be aware of none.

·       Attentiveness is more than listening.

Manners - behaving in a polite way

·       Show courtesy to others, not because they are ladies or gentlemen, but because you are.

·       Your young only once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

·       Pigs don’t pray.

·       Every tree is known by its fruit.

·       Talk like Robin Hood when you can shoot like him.

Self Control - doing something even when I don't feel like it

·       Our chief want in life is someone who will make us do what we can.

·       Everyone knows how to keep their mouth shut, but few know when.

·       Ignorance is bold, knowledge reserved.

·       If you don’t want the fruits of sin, stay out of the orchard.

·       “Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.” –Calvin Coolidge

·       “Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.” –Robert Burns

“Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition.” _Theodore Roosevelt

·       “A man of self-control becomes the master.” –Sam Veda

Tenderheartedness - strong enough to feel the joys & hurts of others

·       There’s nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

·       Conceit is a weird disease. It makes everybody sick except the one who has it.

·       The most important things in life aren’t things.

·       Let a man talk about himself, and he will think you are mighty interesting.

·       Handle words carefully, they have more power than atom bombs.

Honesty - truthful words and ways

·       Stretch the truth, and it will fly back to bite you.

·       Lying brings rest only when it’s done in bed.

·       The Devil has many tools and the lie is the handle that fits them all.

·       Exaggeration is the first cousin to lying.

·       Nobody can repeat what is not said.

·       You can steal the chief’s horn, but where will you blow it?

 Love - meeting another's needs unselfishly

·       Love doesn’t make the world go around, but it makes the ride worthwhile.

·       A little Christ like love will save a lot of friction.

·       Charity begins at home.

·       Between the great things we can’t do and the little things we won’t do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.

·       Christ is the reoccurring theme in the symphony of the Scriptures.

 Orderliness - everything in its place

·       Most failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

·       Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

·       The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.

·       Hell is full of good intentions.

·       Too many people scratch for what they want, but are too lazy to scratch for it.

 Forgiveness - treating someone as though he never hurt me

·       The old law about an “eye for an eye” leaves everybody blind.

·       Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.

·       God loves His children, not because of who we are, but because of who we are.

·       Some people find fault like there is a reward for it.

·       He who does not pray when the sun shines will not know how when the clouds roll in.

Loyalty - supporting someone even when the going gets tough

·       When faithfulness is most difficult, it is most necessary.

·       Be nice to your friends. If it weren’t for them you would be a total stranger.

·       He who has nothing worth dieing for has nothing worth living for.

·       A friend is a person who knows all about you and still likes you.

·       Keep your tongue and keep your friend.

Faith - believing God will do what he says

·       The faith that fizzles before the finish had a flaw from the first.

·       Where God guides He provides.

·       Worriers spend a lot of time shoveling smoke.

·       Faith is saying amen to God.

·       Faith bears fruit.

Joyfulness - being happy inside and out

·       A smile will increase your face value.

·       Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy, you must have someone to share it with.

·       Optimism is a cheerful frame of mind that enables a teakettle to sing even though it is in hot water.

·       Let a man talk about himself and he will thing you are mighty interesting.

·       Losers whine; winners train.

Thankfulness - being grateful and saying so

·       Even thought we cannot have all we want, we ought to be thankful we do not get what we deserve.

·       The only way to see a rainbow is to have a storm.

·       If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed.

·       One kind word can warm three winter months.

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Courage - doing what has to be done no matter how scared you are

·       The greatness of our fears shows the littleness of our faith.

·       When the outlook is bad, try the up look.

·       When you’re through changing, you’re through.

·       If you cannot win, bake the one ahead of you break the record.

·       It’s not what they call you.  It’s what you answer to.

Diligence - working hard to accomplish a task

·       Great opportunities come to those who make the most of little ones.

·       Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with our hands in your pockets.

·       Success is dependent on upon the glands—the sweat glands.

·       It’s not pull that makes the difference in life; it’s push.

·       The lazier a man is, the more he intends to do tomorrow.

Purity - keeping sin out

·       Putting God first brings satisfaction that lasts.

·       A guilty conscience needs no accusing.

·       In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking.

·       Sin will keep you from the Bible, or the Bible will keep you from sin.

·       If you don’t touch the rope, you won’t ring the bell.

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Generosity - sharing what I have with a happy spirit

·       When your heart is converted, your purse will be inverted.

·       The greatest good we can do for others is not just to share our riches with them, but reveal theirs.

·       Blessed are those who can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.

·       You can give without loving, but you can’t love without giving.

·       We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.  ----------W. Churchill

Thriftiness - wise use of what I have

·       It’s hard to pay for bread that has been eaten

·       It’s not what you’d do with a million if riches should be your lot, but what you’re doing now with the dollar you’ve got.

·       Buy not silk when you owe for milk.

·       We can best guard against losing our shirts by keeping our sleeves rolled up.

·       Weed your own garden first.

Dedication - to become committed to something as a goal or way of life

·       First we make our habits; then our habits make us.

·       When you’re average, you’re just as near the bottom as the top.

·       What a man is depends largely on what he does when he has nothing to do.

·       The everyday Christian has a seven to one advantage over the Sunday practitioner.

·       Fame is not found on feather beds.

 Discernment - able to see things as they really are

·       Fool me once; shame on you.  Fool me twice; shame on me.

·       The consideration of the end will reconcile us to the difficulties and discouragements of the way.

·       Forbidden fruit makes for a bad jam.

·       Sin will take you farther than you want to go and cost more than you want to pay.

·       The wolf offered to watch the flock for nothing.

·       Birds of a feather flock together.

·       Fool me once: shame on you.  Fool me twice: shame on me.

 Determination - finishing your job no matter what the obstacles

·       The path of least resistance makes men and rivers crooked.

·       Everything looks impossible to people who never try.

·       The difference between history’s boldest accomplishments and its greatest failures is often, simply, the determined will to persevere.

·       The drummer boy who never learned to beat a retreat won a lot of battles.

·       Boys who try hard grow up to be men who are hard to beat.

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 Patience - waiting with a happy spirit

·       God has a prepared place for a prepared person.

·       Rome was not built in a day.

·       All things are difficult before they are easy.

·       Failure is never final.

·       In clam seas we are all good sailors.

 Initiative - making the first move without being asked

·       The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

·       Attempt great things for God. Expect great things from God.

·       Where you go from here is entirely up to you.

·       Too many people quit looking for work when they get a job.

·       The wagons follow the ruts.

Godliness - putting God first

·       What you laugh at tells about what you are.

·       He who is born of God will resemble his Father.

·       Don’t’ pretend to be what you don’t intend to be.

·       The man who practices what he preaches is generally known for short, simple sermons.

·       Jesus Christ is not valued at all until He is valued above all.  -----Augustine

·       Reputation is what men say you are. Character is what we are before God.

Creativity - doing something in a new way

·       Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

·       Necessity is the mother of invention.

·       Change starts when someone sees the next step.

·       Laughter translates into any language.

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Sharing - giving what I have to others

·       The got to be man’s best friend by wagging his tail not his tongue.

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·       One Bible stored in your mind is worth a dozen on the shelf.

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·       Our main business in this world is to secure an interest in the next.

Promptness - being on time

·       Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute.

·       Lost time in never found again.

·       People count the faults of those who make them wait.

·       Five minutes in a crisis is worth years.

·       God is seldom early, but never late.

Fairness - treating others equally

·       The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

·       Seek not every quality in one individual.

·       There is absolutely no commission on the sell you almost make.

·       A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.

·       It is better to deserve praise than to receive it.

Meekness - patience without anger

·       If we must disagree, let us not be disagreeable.

·       When a man’s temper gets the best of him, it reveals the worst in him.

·       Anger is one word short of danger.

·       Bible verses will save you from spiritual reverses.

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Responsibility - doing what I know I ought to do

·       The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

·       He who kicks up a storm should expect rough sailing.

·       Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a manner of choice.

·       It is easier to build a boy than mend a man.

·       We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails.

Wisdom - thinking God's way

·       It’s better to keep your mouth shut and have people wonder if you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

·       “Lord, teach us to number our days that we might apply our hearts to wisdom.”

·       Nobody gets wise by chance.

·       He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot loose.

·       You can steal the chief’s horn, but where will you blow it?

·       He who asks a question may seem to be a fool for five minutes, but he who never asks a question remains a fool forever.

Respect - reverencing God by showing the proper esteem and regard for others.

·       Question authority, but first raise your hand.

·       If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed.

·       One can easily pick a wise man by the things he doesn’t say.

·       Nothing is a difficult to gracefully as getting down off your high horse.

·       Is it progress when a cannibal uses a knife and fork?

·       He who has no battles will have no victories.

Serving (helping) - meeting the needs of others by the things I do

·       Most people’s idea of service is “serve us.”

·       If thou wilt spin, God will find thee yarn.

·       When you row the other guy across the stream, you get there yourself.

·       Loving-kindness has converted more sinners than eloquence or learning.

·       Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases.

Contentment - happy with what I have

·       A shortcut is often the quickest way to somewhere you weren’t going.

·       Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and cheerfully take what God chooses to send.

·       God can make a great finish out of a slow start.

·       A good violinist is the one who has the ability to play first chair and willingness to play second.

·       Enough is as good as a cartload.

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