The Measure of Man

The ultimate measure of a man is not

where he stands in moment of comfort

and convenience, but where he stands

at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The measure of a man is 

what he does with power.

Plato

The human being cannot live in a condition

of emptiness for very long: if he is not growing

toward something, he does not merely stagnate;

the pent-up potentialities turn into morbidity

and despair, and eventually into

destructive activities.

Rollo May

No man is more unhappy than he who never

faces adversity. For he is not permitted

to prove himself.

Seneca

Only a man who knows what it is like to be

defeated can reach down to the bottom of

his soul and come up with the extra

ounce of power it takes to win

when the match is even.

Muhammad Ali

The obedient always thinks of themselves

as virtuous rather than cowardly.

George Carlin

The key to happiness doesn't lay in numbers in a

bank account but in the way we make others feel

and the way they make us feel.

Joe Rogan

Knowledge increases in proportion to its use.

Helena Blavatsky

Excellence in anything increases

your potential in everything.

Joe Rogan

You are in danger of living a life so comfortable

and soft, that you will die without ever

realizing your true potential.

David Goggins

Pursue what's in your heart, and

the universe will conspire to support you.

Rich Roll

We can judge the heart of a man

by his treatment of animals.

Immanuel Kant

We should be measured by how we treat

the most vulnerable and powerless

in our society.

Cory Booker

In compassion lies the world's true strength.

Gautama Buddha

My way of joking is to tell the truth.

It's the funniest joke in the world.

Bernard Shaw

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that

in the process he does not become a monster.

And if you gaze long enough into an abyss,

the abyss will gaze back into you.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Chaos was the law of nature;

order was the dream of man.

Henry Adams

Nature, in her indifference, makes no

distinction between good and evil.

Anatole France

When evil men plot, good men must plan.

When evil men burn and bomb,

good men must build and bind.

When evil men shout ugly words of hatred,

good men must commit themselves

to the glories of love.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Fearful men control, intelligent men analyze,

but wise men listen with intent to understand.

J. Mike Fields

When I despair, I remember that all through

history the way of truth and love have always

won. There have been tyrants and murderers,

and for a time, they can seem invincible,

but in the end they always fall. Always.

Mahatma Gandhi