True Measure Of A Man Quotes

• 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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• If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

  J. K. Rowling

  Life, Attitude, Equality

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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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• Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.

  Sidney Poitier

  Children, Father, Teaching

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• Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

  Ann Landers

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

  Ann Landers (1981). “Ann Lander's Encyclopedia, A to Z: Improve Your Life Emotionally, Medically, Sexually, Socially, Spiritually”, Ballantine Books

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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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• The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Risk, Prestige, Welfare

  Martin Luther King Jr. (1963). “Strength to Love”

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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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  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.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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• How will I be remembered by my children? This is the true measure of a man.

  Brian Herbert

  Children, Men, Measure Of A Man

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• The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. Ann Landers It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

  Vince Lombardi

  Wisdom, Fun, Men

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