The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
A man endures misfortune without complaint.
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.
Man is the measure of all things.
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes of them. What did they mean to him. What did he get out of them.