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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.
A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.
You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character.
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
All cruelty springs from weakness.
Seneca's Morals: Of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.