Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The time is always right to do what is right.
The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.
The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
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.
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
In looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you.
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