Character Counts!

According to the organization, Character Counts, the Six Pillars of Character are:

• Trustworthiness
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Fairness
• Caring
• Citizenship

We could add a seventh:

• Personal honesty

Someone has said, "Character is who you are when nobody is looking." We need to remember that God sees and knows everything, and whether one believes it or not, character does count... for time and eternity!

"A man's best collateral is his character."
- Financier J. P. Morgan

"Reputation is what folks think you are. Personality is what you seem to be. Character is what you really are."
- Alfred Armand Montapert House

"Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow, only one thing endures - character."
- Horace Greely

"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts, and not on marble."
- Charles Spurgeon