Measure Of A Man Quotes

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  The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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• The only measure of your worth and your deeds will be the love you leave behind when you're gone.

  Fred Small

  Love, Gone, Deeds

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  The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

  Samuel Johnson

  Inspirational, Success, Respect

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• The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Nothing worthwhile is easy. Your ability to overcome unfavorable situations will provide you with time to demonstrate your true strength and determination for success. Always set your standards high, your greatest achievements lie within the infinite feats you achieve in your life.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Meaningful, Determination, Lying

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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• The measure of a man is in the lives he’s touched.

  Ernie Banks

  Men, Touched

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• You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Loyalty, Respect, Honesty

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• The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Brother, Men, Challenges

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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• The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give.

  Philip K. Dick

  Men, Giving, Beautiful Life

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• The measure of a man’s character is not determined by how he handles his wins, but how he handles his failures.

  Bill Courtney

  Inspirational, Failure, Character

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• The measure of a man comes down to moments, spread out like dots of pain on the canvas on life. Everything you were, everything you'll someday be, resides in the small, seemingly ordinary choices of everyday life.....Each decision seems as insignificant as a left turn on an unfamiliar road when you have no destination in mind. But the decisions accumulate until you realize one day that they've made you the man that you are.

  Kristin Hannah

  Pain, Men, Choices

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• The true measure of a man is the degree to which he has managed to subjugate his ego.

  Albert Einstein

  Men, Ego, Degrees

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• Sure, when you're in the midst of your own suffering, it's easy to convince yourself that you're no good—but we are all tested in this life...The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.

  Neal Shusterman

  Men, Suffering, Tests

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• The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

  Blaise Pascal

  Inspirational, Strength, Wisdom

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• The measure of a man is what he does with power.

  Plato

  Leadership, Plato, Power

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• The measure of a man is not necessarily his title or his position, but rather how he treats others.

  Victor L. Brown

  Men, Judging, Titles

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• The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Integrity

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• Our weaknesses are always evident, both to ourselves and others. But our strengths are hidden until we choose to reveal them--and that is when we are truly tested. When all that we have within is exposed, and we may no longer blame our inadequacies for our failure, but must instead depend upon our strengths to succeed ... that is when the measure of a man is taken, my boy.

  James A. Owen

  Taken, Men, Boys

  James A. Owen (2010). “Here, There Be Dragons”, p.191, Simon and Schuster

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• Let us measure ourselves by our Master, and not by our fellow-servants : then pride will be impossible.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Pride, Impossible, Masters

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• The measure of a man's culture is the measure of his appreciation. We are ourselves what we appreciate and no more.

  Frank Lloyd Wright

  Appreciation, Men, Appreciate

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• All of us ... should remember that no amount of flag-waving, pledging allegiance, or fervent singing of the national anthem is evidence that we are patriotic in the real sense of the word. ... Outward behavior, while important, is not the real measure of a man's patriotism.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Real, Patriotic, Men

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• The measure of a man cannot be whether he ever makes mistakes, because he will make mistakes. It's what he does in response to his mistakes. The same is true of companies. We have to apologize, we have to fix the problem, and we have to learn from our mistakes.

  Wil Shipley

  Mistake, Men, Community

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• The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

  Arthur C. Clarke

  Zero, Funny Life, Business

  "The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners". Book by Geoff Tibballs (p. 264), 2004.

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• I believe the measure of a man isn't just the road he's traveled; it's the choices he's made along the way.

  Joe Biden

  Believe, Men, Choices

  Joe Biden Democratic Convention Speech, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 27, 2008.

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• A great measure of a man is how he reacts to a midnight awakening when there's no fire or burglar in sight.

  Kate Jacobs

  Men, Fire, Sight

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• The true measure of a man is how he behaves when death is close.

  Alma Katsu

  Men, Helping Others, Personal Qualities

  Alma Katsu (2011). “The Taker: Book One of the Taker Trilogy”, p.246, Simon and Schuster

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