"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's
character, give him power." ~~Abraham Lincoln
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"Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, forms our true honor."
~~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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"The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one
heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper." ~~Aristotle
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"The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral
reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for
only then do they have to fall back on their reserves." ~~Leon Trotsky
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"The measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he never
would be found out." ~~Thomas B. Macaulay
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"The more you work, study and develop your ability to contribute more
to the lives and well-being of others, the better life you will have in all areas." ~~Brian Tracy
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"There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks." ~~David
Lloyd George
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“To
understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.” ~~Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931) --------------------------------------
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
~~Norman MacEwan
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“When
you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.”
~~William
James, psychologist (1842-1910)
