“Character is higher than intellect.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What this mean to me is that it does not matter if you are the smartest you must be good. You can be smart but you may be a horrible person who lies and cheats. What Emerson is saying that being good and honest will be better than being smart. Being one who is honorable is much better than who is not honorable at all. The importance of good character is that it makes you better as an individual.