'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
- Topic: Character, Leadership, Reputation
- Location: Nevada, Warm Springs
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Plans will get you into things, but you have got to work your way out.
Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
But what is happiness except for the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.
Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people – men and women, boys and girls – that make the world a special place.
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special...
I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.
He whose honor depends on the opinion of the mob must day by day strive with the greatest anxiety, act and scheme in order to retain his reputation. For the mob is varied and inconsistent, and therefore if a reputation is not carefully preserved it dies quickly.
No man will ever bring out the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it.
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.
You have no idea what your legacy will be. Your legacy is what you do every day. Your legacy is every life you’ve touched, every person whose life was either moved or not. It’s every person you’ve harmed or helped. That’s your legacy.
The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
