--- title: "2 Character building Quotes By Les Brown" description: "2 Character building quotes by Les Brown. Plus more from Les Brown and more Character building sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/les-brown-1868_bad-day_no-test-no-testimony-you-can-not-make-le_1764674.png" --- > [No test... no testimony. You can not make lemonade with sugar alone... you must have some sour lemons. You can not learn good horsemanship by riding a tame horse. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. Regardless of what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/no-test-no-testimony-you-can-not-make-lemonade-with-sugar-alone-you/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/les-brown-1868_bad-day_no-test-no-testimony-you-can-not-make-le_1764674.png) > [You have something special, you have GREATNESS within you!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/you-have-something-special-you-have-greatness-within-you/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/les-brown-1868_character-building_you-have-something-special-you-have-grea_1869722.png) ## Other authors on Character building - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-abhijit-naskar-99.jpg) Abhijit Naskar 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-building/abhijit-naskar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-chuck-smith-24127.jpg) Charlene Costanzo 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-building/charlene-costanzo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-sagan-20994.jpg) Carl Sagan 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-building/carl-sagan/) ## More by Les Brown > [All of us need to grow continuously in our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/all-of-us-need-to-grow-continuously-in-our-lives/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [When a show fails to destroy the competition-and it can fail while attracting 20 million viewers-it is itself destroyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/when-a-show-fails-to-destroy-the-competition-and-it-can-fail-while/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [There is nothing more powerful than a changed mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/there-is-nothing-more-powerful-than-a-changed-mind/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [It's not over until I (you) win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/it-s-not-over-until-i-you-win/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/there-are-winners-there-are-losers-and-there-are-people-who-have-not/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [If you are not willing to risk, you cannot become your best, and if you cannot become your best, you cannot be happy. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/if-you-are-not-willing-to-risk-you-cannot-become-your-best-and-if-you/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [We have the responsibility to put our gifts to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/we-have-the-responsibility-to-put-our-gifts-to-work/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [If you do what is easy, your life will be hard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/if-you-do-what-is-easy-your-life-will-be-hard/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [Failure is not a destination; it’s an invitation to unforeseen VICTORIES.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/failure-is-not-a-destination-it-s-an-invitation-to-unforeseen/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [Avoid head trash. Don't be a garbage can for anything that does not feed your intellect, stimulate your imagination, or make you a more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/avoid-head-trash-don-t-be-a-garbage-can-for-anything-that-does-not/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/too-many-of-us-are-not-living-our-dreams-because-we-are-living-our/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [Practice only makes for improvement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/practice-only-makes-for-improvement/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [“Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you'll land among the stars.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/shoot-for-the-moon-and-even-if-you-miss-you-ll-land-among-the-stars/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [If you run around with 9 losers pretty soon you'll be the 10th loser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/if-you-run-around-with-9-losers-pretty-soon-you-ll-be-the-10th-loser/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) > [Don't confuse who you are with the results that you produce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/don-t-confuse-who-you-are-with-the-results-that-you-produce/) [Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-building/les-brown/#itemlist", "name": "2 Character building Quotes By Les Brown", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No test... no testimony. 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