Tests Quotes · Page 13

The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may crown.

— Ambrose

Passing my motorcycle theory test gave me a disproportionate feeling of greatness.

— James McAvoy

The test of your character is what it takes to stop you.

— Bob Jones, Sr

The test of civilization is the power of drawing the most benefit out of cities.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.

— John Ortberg

Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.

— Sophocles

Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.

— John Greenleaf Whittier

The test of real character is what a man does when he is tired.

— Winston Churchill

Over time as most people fail the survivor's exacting test of trustworthiness, she tends to withdraw from relationships. The isolation of the…

— Judith Lewis Herman

This is a do-it-yourself test for paranoia: you know you've got it when you can't think of anything that's your fault.

— Robert M. Hutchins

I didn't quit football because I failed a drug test, I failed a test because I was ready to quite football.

— Tom Arnold

The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays…

— Vaclav Havel

God is able to take the mess of our past and turn it into a message. He takes the trials and tests…

— Christine Caine

Each man calls barbarism whatever is not his own practice; for indeed it seems we have no other test of truth and…

— Michel de Montaigne

I go in for the eye test, and I don't know about you, but I concentrate like crazy during the eye exam.…

— Brian Regan

We're so used to the tests telling me if I'm smart or not. It's telling me if I know the material or…

— Sal Khan

An aptitude test established architecture as an alternative [career]. But what decided the matter for [Teddy Cruz] was the sight of a…

— Rebecca Solnit

Best marks go to cheaters and memorizers. Marks depend on memorizing and not on real knowledge. When you cram into your head…

— Bel Kaufman

You are out of control, Rand al'Thor,' she declared. I do what must be done,' he said, speaking now from the shadows.…

— Brandon Sanderson

Organizations have to come to grips with the fact that tests of adaptive capability aren't always pleasant. Learning can be a powerful…

— Warren G. Bennis

Researchers have been looking for biomarkers of age for a long time and have failed. People sell tests out there to measure…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Entrepreneurs need to start building today. The barrier to entry in tech is low, so start designing, start coding it, launch it,…

— Caterina Fake

But it's me taking a stand for something that means something. And it's for the fighters who are up and coming. It's…

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr

We are going to file a suit to the Hague tribunal, which must investigate into these crimes against humanity, it is a…

— Petro Poroshenko

We see this as a test of their ability to face reality.

— Brian Johnson

One of the tests of the civilization of people is the treatment of its criminals.

— Rutherford B. Hayes

Deceit is the mark of evil. Even if the evil messenger does not appear in person, the test is the same.

— John Andreas Widtsoe

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

— John Wooden

He who would in his own person test the fact of God's presence can do so by a living faith.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The proof of a man is the danger test, That shows him up at his worst or best.

— Edgar Guest

No matter how skillfully a man play the game of life, there is but one test of his ability--did he win?

— Charles Lever

Reducing children to a test score is the worst form of identity theft we could commit in schools.

— Stephen Covey

Not what you do but how you do it, is the test of your capacity.

— Mary Engelbreit

A man is at his best when he is simply not like the rest in all his life's test.

— Anonymous

The day you wind up single through divorce or separation is the day you get to test who you really are.

— Ernie J Zelinski

Unless i'm reading an assignment or doing a paper or taking a test, i'm thinking about you.

— Anonymous

I am a really bad test taker. I can get straight As in school, but I get nervous on test.

— Mary-Kate Olsen

I have learned of this great force and will never test the boundless energy of what is karma.

— Ronnie Radke

You only maintain true independence when you have YOUR OWN tests to pass, not someone else's.

— Aubrey ODay

I do not want to die being known for doing baby mama DNA tests on my show.

— Ricki Lake