To measure the man, measure his heart.
Interpretation
A person's true worth is determined by their character and kindness, not by their external achievements.
This quote by Malcolm Forbes encourages us to look beyond superficial attributes such as wealth or status when evaluating a person's worth. It suggests that the essence of a person is found in their compassion, integrity, and the kindness they extend to others, illustrating that true greatness lies in the depth of their character, rather than in conventional measurements of success.
In practice
In a speech about community service, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of compassion.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
Many heroes lived before Agamemnon; but all are unknown and unwept, extinguished in everlasting night, because they have no spirited chronicler.
Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.
Many of us spend our entire lives in the same bubble - we surround ourselves with people who share our opinions, speak the way we speak, and look the way we look. We fear leaving those familiar surroundings, which is natural, but through exploration of the unfamiliar we stop focusing on the labels that define WHAT we are and discover WHO we are.
When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense β to fight the government.
I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.
The ultimate enemy of Democracy is not the drug dealer of the crooked politician or the crazed skinhead. The ultimate enemy is the New King that has become so powerful it can murder its own citizens with impunity.
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