Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.

Quote by Chinese Proverbs

Topics: Character Quotes, Testing Quotes, Time Quotes

Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man's fingers

Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man's fingers

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

Were I to await perfection, my book would never be finished

Were I to await perfection, my book would never be finished

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

Love is blind, and greed insatiable

Love is blind, and greed insatiable

One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool.

One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool.

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.

So long as a man is angry he cannot be in the right

So long as a man is angry he cannot be in the right

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion

To listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and...

To listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and...

Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human being in times...

Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human being in times...

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as...

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as...

Slander cannot destroy an honest man - when the flood recedes the rock is there

Slander cannot destroy an honest man - when the flood recedes the rock is there

If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't...

If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't...

Gold is tested by fire, people by God

Gold is tested by fire, people by God

A book holds a house of gold

A book holds a house of gold

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen...

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen...

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen...

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen...