Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely.
The man who barely abstains from violating either the person or the estate or the reputation of his neighbours, has surely very little positive merit.
There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb.
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.
Well done is better than well said.
A man who cannot command himself shall not command others.
I admire people with gentle manners who treat other people as human beings.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
It is difficulties that show what men are.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Great men are not born great, they grow great.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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.
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.
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people.
The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit - a reputation, character.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
It is more useful to watch a man in times of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart.
A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.
Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one's balance in spite of them.
When you're scared, when you're hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you're going to see what you're really made of.
The first thing is character. Before money or anything else. Money cannot buy it.
You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level; they're your weird creations in some kind of way.
I wanted to take a character and transform him from Mr. Chips into Scarface.
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
Impressing people is utterly different from being truly impressive.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
