CHARACTER

 ....who kept my commandments,

and who followed me with all his heart,

to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

1 Kings 14:8

"The conversation we have by the fireside,
the books we read,
the business we transact,
are all agents in forming our characters, and day by day decide our eternal destiny.

*Mental ability and genius are not character, for these are often possessed by those who have the very opposite of a good character. *Reputation is not character. *True character is a quality of the soul, revealing itself in the conduct. A character formed according to the divine likeness is the only treasure that we can take from this world to the next. ...
A good character is a capital of more value than gold or silver. It is unaffected by panics or failures, and in that day when earthly possessions shall be swept away, it will bring rich returns. Integrity, firmness, and perseverance are qualities that all should seek earnestly to cultivate; for they clothe the possessor with a power which is irresistible—a power which makes him strong to do good, strong to resist evil, strong to bear adversity."
E.G. W.
My Life Today