To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind.
The test of any man lies in action.
In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
A just and a brave man acts fearlessly and with explicitness; he does not shun, but court, the scrutiny of mankind; he lives in the face of day, and the whole world confesses the clearness of his spirit and the rectitude of his conduct.
We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.
Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.
Human beings exercise responsibilities within a social setting and a framework of obligations which transcend the principle of intelligence.
Every man must have freedom, must have the scope to form, test, and act upon his own choices, for any sort of development of his own personality to take place. He must, in short, be free in order that he may be fully human.
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
It is an endless and frivolous Pursuit to act by any other Rule than the Care of satisfying our own Minds in what we do.