A Quote by Abraham Lincoln

The surest way to reveal one's character is not through adversity but by giving them power.

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln
American - President
February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865

People that are brilliant and successful, we think they've just always been that way. That's not the case. Most of them have had some tough adversity in their life. It's prepared them. I've never felt like you could develop character without adversity.

Bobby Bowden

The trials and pressures of life--and how we face them--often define us. Confronted by adversity, many people give up while others rise up. How do those who succeed do it? They persevere. They find the benefit to them personally that comes from any trial. And they recognize that the best thing about adversity is coming out on the other side of it. There is a sweetness to overcoming your troubles and finding something good in the process, however small it may be. Giving up when adversity threatens can make a person bitter. Persevering through adversity makes one better.

John C. Maxwell

Adversity is always unexpected and unwelcomed. It is an intruder and a thief. But in the hands of God, adversity becomes the means through which HIS Supernatural Power is demonstrated.

Charles Stanley

The best, the surest and the most effective way of establishing PEACE on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Pope John Paul II

The best way to reveal a character is to get them to open their mouths.

Roddy Doyle

Fighting, especially at this level, is about getting through adversity. You position yourself mentally to go out and take on obstacles that stand in your way. In the Octagon and in life, you face tough situations and have every chance to quit, but the more adversity you push through, the more likely you are to be successful.

Tyron Woodley

Material abundance without character is the surest way to destruction.

Thomas Jefferson

Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except upon the side of mercy.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Life gives no one immunity against adversity, but life gives to everyone the power of positive thought which is sufficient to master all circumstances of adversity and convert them into benefits.

Napoleon Hill

The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character.

Anne Frank

When I'm writing, I try to have the mask of my character on as I'm walking through the world. When I'm not at my desk, the rest of the time, I try to stay in that character and see the world the way that character would It's almost like method acting in a way — keeping the character close the way the actor keeps a script close and always tries to be in character.

Stewart O'Nan

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

Abraham Lincoln

As with the acquisition, so with the use of money; they way in which a man spends it is often one of the surest tests of character.

William Mathews

As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people. As you overcome adversity in your life, you will become stronger.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

I'm interested in what actors reveal about themselves through the structure of the character.

Ira Sachs

Your personal power is not something that is going to reveal itself at some later date. Your power is a result of your decision to reveal it. You are powerful in whatever moment you choose to be.

Marianne Williamson

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