"What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances."

Character, Heroism, Resilience, Courage

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"What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances."

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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."

George Eliot, British Author

Character, Nobility, Generosity, Judgment

"Failures make character, not success."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Character, Inspirational, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"Trials makes you to develop the qualities of a successful man."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Character, Trials, Success, Qualities

"When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable, and resilient. Your integrity works the same way."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Character, Integrity, Truth, Power, Foundation

"Three essential virtues are patient, loyalty and kindness."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Character, Virtue, Patience, Loyalty, Kindness

"Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware that he has them, but this is specially true of humility."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Character, Wisdom, Truth, Power, Happiness

"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Character, Virtue, Spirit, Attraction, Influence

"Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Character, Truth, Inspirational, Wisdom, Happiness

"If you treat yourself well, you will be good to others."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Character, Treat, Self, Good, Others

"Strive to be a person of character not a person of power."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Character, Power, Person, Strive

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"Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace."

Peace

"Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and apsirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry or savour their songs. I again realized that we were not different people with separate languages; we were one people, with different tongues."

Unity

"Of course you cannot know a man completely, his character, his principles, sense of judgement, not till he's shown his colors, run the people, making laws. Experience, there's the test."

Character

"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."

Challenge

"I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses."

Unity

"Some men, under the pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be."

Character

"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite... Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished."

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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."

"Failures make character, not success."

"Trials makes you to develop the qualities of a successful man."

"When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable, and resilient. Your integrity works the same way."

"Three essential virtues are patient, loyalty and kindness."

"Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware that he has them, but this is specially true of humility."

"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."

"Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!"

"If you treat yourself well, you will be good to others."

"Strive to be a person of character not a person of power."

Explore more quotes by Nelson Mandela

"Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace."

"Of course you cannot know a man completely, his character, his principles, sense of judgement, not till he's shown his colors, run the people, making laws. Experience, there's the test."

"I am the captain of my soul."

"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."

"To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity."

"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."

"I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses."

"Some men, under the pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be."

"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite... Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished."