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

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

Adversity, Character, Man, Power, Men

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time. David Allan Coe

Beauty, Time, Architecture, Construction

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. - Robert Green Ingersoll

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. Robert Green Ingersoll

Courage, Heart, Losing, Defeat, Earth

The biggest competition is myself. I am not looking to follow others or pull them down. I'm planning to test my own boundaries. Rain

Myself, Competition, I Am, Planning

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward. - Vernon Law

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward. Vernon Law

Teacher, Experience, Lesson, She, First

I have learned that, although I am a good teacher, I am a much better student, and I was blessed to learn valuable lessons from my students on a daily basis. They taught me the importance of teaching to a student - and not to a test. Erin Gruwell

Teacher, Good, Good Teacher, Daily, I Am

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones. - Solomon Ibn Gabirol

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones. Solomon Ibn Gabirol

Patience, Good, Bad, Patient, Manners

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way. Joel Osteen

Attitude, Good, God, Do The Right Thing

Indeed, this life is a test. It is a test of many things - of our convictions and priorities, our faith and our faithfulness, our patience and our resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires. Sheri L. Dew

Life, Patience, Faith, Resilience, End

Love often wears a mask in order to test loyalty. - Minna Antrim

Love often wears a mask in order to test loyalty. Minna Antrim

Love, Loyalty, Mask, Order, Often, Wears

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. - Martha Graham

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. Martha Graham

Adversity, Fire, Strong, Men, Gold

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. Hubert H. Humphrey

Life, Children, Government, Moral, Dawn

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. P. J. O'Rourke

Love, Power, Ignorance, Stupidity, Greed

It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work. Peter Thiel

Work, Success, Good, Job, Yourself, Key

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. - John Ruskin

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. John Ruskin

Man, Great, Humility, Believe, Great Man

Spirituality is not a formula; it is not a test. It is a relationship. Spirituality is not about competency; it is about intimacy. Spirituality is not about perfection; it is about connection. The way of the spiritual life begins where we are now in the mess of our lives. Mike Yaconelli

Life, Relationship, Spiritual, Way, Now

The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret Chase Smith

Character, Easy, Moral, Way, True, Right

The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test. George W. Bush

Great, Mistake, World, Nation, Will

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent. Barbara Bush

Life, Time, Child, Winning, Regret, End

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Time, Intelligence, Mind, Ideas, Two

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. Dag Hammarskjold

Step, Eye, Road, Horizon, Down, Look

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune. Chanakya

Adversity, Wife, Friend, Duty, Servant

People come in and out of our lives, and the true test of friendship is whether you can pick back up right where you left off the last time you saw each other. Lisa See

Friendship, Time, People, You, Back, Up

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child. Maria Montessori

Happiness, Child, Educational, Procedure

I can still remember them wheeling the black and white TV sets into our classroom at school so we could watch the men landing on the Moon, and that obviously had a huge impact. I later found out those people flying Apollo were ex-military test pilots, so I decided to join the Air Force and become a test pilot. David Mackay

Black And White, School, Men, Flying

I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale. Not so far off so that I wasn't able to succeed at those institutions. Sonia Sotomayor

I Am, Baby, Colleagues, Action, Succeed

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