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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

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

Time, Parent, Deal

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

Power, Adversity, Give

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, Architecture, Will

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, My Own, Own

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

Student, Importance

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, Lesson, She

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

Earth, Courage, Defeat

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

Faithfulness, Ultimate

Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities and force you to adjust. That adversity, in the big picture, is a really good thing because it shows you where your weaknesses are. It gives you the opportunity to improve. Theo Epstein

Game, Big, Your

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, Wears

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. James Buchanan

Greatness, Elicit

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, Bad, Bad Ones

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that. Michelle Obama

Performance, Here, Guarantee

The surest test of discipline is its absence. - Clara Barton

The surest test of discipline is its absence. Clara Barton

Discipline, Absence, Surest

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

Great, Great Man, His

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

Spiritual Life, Lives, About

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, Society, Fundamental

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. Ansel Adams

Disappointment, Supreme

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little. Franklin D. Roosevelt

History, More, Add

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

Correctness, Educational

The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right? There are so many things that kids care about, where they excel, where they try hard, where they learn important life lessons, that are not picked up by test scores. Angela Duckworth

Achievement, Scores, About

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

Next, Before, Your

The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country. Bainbridge Colby

Citizenship, Country

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, Strong, Gold

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength. Pat Riley

Strength, Mind, Spirit

The International Space Station is a phenomenal laboratory, an unparalleled test bed for new invention and discovery. Yet I often thought, while silently gazing out the window at Earth, that the actual legacy of humanity's attempts to step into space will be a better understanding of our current planet and how to take care of it. Chris Hadfield

Legacy, Thought, Bed

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