● Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
獨處是才華最好的培養所；但是世間的驚濤駭浪才是培育品德的最佳之處。
● Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. ~Theodore Roosevelt
品德，從長遠來說，是決定個人與國家命運的因素。
● Character is to man what perfume to a flower. ~Charles M. Schwab
品格之於人，如同芳香之於花朵。
● All men are equal; it is not birth but virtue alone that makes the difference. ~Voltaire
所有的人都是平等的，造成差別的不是出身，而僅僅是品德。
● Good character is more to be praised than out-standing talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece–by thought, choice, courage, and determination. ~Jackson Brown Jr.
美德比才華出眾更值得讚賞。多數的才華，某種程度來說，是一種恩賜。相對之下，美德並非天生，而是需要一步步藉著思想、抉擇、勇氣及決心建造而成。
● Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open. ~Elmer G. Letterman
個性可成為敲門磚，但只有品德可讓門一直敞開。
● Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
所以我們務要追求和睦的事，與彼此建立德行的事。~羅 14:19
● Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification.
我們各人務要叫鄰舍喜悅，使他得益處，建立德行。 ~羅 15:2
● Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praise-worthy–think about such things.
弟兄們，我還有未盡的話，凡是真實的、可敬的、公義的、 清潔的、可愛的、有美名的，若有甚麼德行，若有甚麼稱讚 ，這些事你們都要思念。 ~腓 4:8
● And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith vir-tue; and to virtue knowledge……
正因這緣故，你們要分外的殷勤，有了信心、又要加上德行 ，有了德行，又要加上知識…… ~彼後 1:5
● Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
行事為人要端正，好像行在白晝，不可荒宴醉酒，不可好色邪蕩，不可爭競嫉妒。 ~羅 13:13
● Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
不可叫人小看你年輕，總要在言語、行為、愛心、信心、清潔上，都作信徒的榜樣。 ~提前 4:12