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When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves.

— Gustave Courbet

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

— Confucius

The value of a man is in his intrinsic qualities: in that of which power cannot strip him and which adverse fortune cannot take away. That for which he is indebted to circumstances is mere trapping and tinsel.

— William Godwin

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.

— Plato

Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.

— Friedrich Schiller

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are inferior.

— Marilyn French

The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends.

— William Hazlitt

✗Opposing Perspectives

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

— J. K. Rowling

Great men always pay deference to greater.

— Walter Savage Landor

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

— Henri Frederic Amiel