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“The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.”  See Quote with Translation


“If you let your head get too big, it’ll break your neck.”  See Quote with Translation


“Never look down on anybody unless you are helping him up.”  See Quote with Translation


“No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.”  See Quote with Translation


“Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves.”  See Quote with Translation


“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”  See Quote with Translation


“There are no short cuts to any place worth going.”  See Quote with Translation


“He who thinks he has no faults has one.”  See Quote with Translation


“In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.”  See Quote with Translation


“Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?”  See Quote with Translation


“Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be.”  See Quote with Translation


“To exist is to change; to change is to mature; to mature is to create oneself endlessly.”  See Quote with Translation


“Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.”  See Quote with Translation


“Look at a man in the midst of doubt and danger and you will learn in his hour of adversity what he really is.”  See Quote with Translation


“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”  See Quote with Translation


“Character is simply habit long continued.”  See Quote with Translation


“Suffering is the tuition one pays for a character degree.”  See Quote with Translation


“Without forgiveness life is governed by…an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.”  See Quote with Translation


“Hard work spotlights the character of people; some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.”  See Quote with Translation


“The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others.”  See Quote with Translation


“A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.”  See Quote with Translation









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