Quotes on Measure Of A Man

Conventional measures of mental ability, such as intelligence tests and scholarship, show some of the very highest records belong to INFP and INFJ types, who relegate thinking to last place or next to last. The preference for thinking appears to have far less intellectual effect than the preference for intuition, even in some technical fields, such as scientific research, where its influence was expected to be most important.

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give.

The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.

Let us measure ourselves by our Master, and not by our fellow-servants : then pride will be impossible.

The true measure of a man is the degree to which he has managed to subjugate his ego.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere.

As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children.

Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.