The ultimate measured

The ultimate measured
The ultimate measured a man is not where he stands in marents of comfort, but whre he stands at times of challenge & contraversy.
  

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Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.
The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.
Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.
Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.
A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer
The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.
The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.