Man'S Character Quote by Anonymous

“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a…

— Robert Ingersoll

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

— Abraham Lincoln

“Everything which made Abraham Lincoln the loved and honored man he was, it is in the power of the humblest American boy to imitate.”

— New York Times April 19 1865

“The question, he (Lincoln) said over and over, is not what a man's particular abilities may be, but what his rights are as a…

— Elton Trueblood

“Mr. Lincoln gained influence over men by making them feel that it was a pleasure to serve him. He preferred yielding his own wish…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“Man is constantly being assured today that he has more power than ever before in history, but his daily experience is one of powerlessness.”

— Richard M. Weaver

“This, then, is a story of Lincoln’s political genius revealed through his extraordinary array of personal qualities that enabled him to form friendships with…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

“Lincoln had a masterful grasp of great subjects. He was able to look at events from all sides, so as to appreciate how they…

— Henry Ketcham

“Does adversity build character? . . . It does not. Almost all people can stand adversity of one sort or another. If you want…

— Andy Andrews

“Adversity introduces man to himself.”

— Arn Anderson

Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“Lincoln was equidistant from the heresy which makes a person believed that he can do nothing, and the opposite heresy which makes them suppose…

— Elton Trueblood