“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
― As You Like It
“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy”
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“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
― Great Speeches
― Great Speeches
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