"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

Character, Men, Power, Adversity

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"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

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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

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"Failures make character, not success."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

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

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"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

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

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"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

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

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Our attitude to others dictate God's attitude to us."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"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

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

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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Explore more quotes by Abraham Lincoln

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."

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"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."

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"Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it."

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"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time."

Life, Time, Day, Future

"When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say."

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"The assertion that "all men are created equal" was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use."

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"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."

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"Knavery and flattery are blood relations."

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"I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."

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"The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

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