Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have always supported measures and principles and not men.
If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.
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.
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.
If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.
Nature has made men free and equal. The distinctions necessary for social order are only founded on general utility.
That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.