There are many famous historians, politicians, sports figures, and writers who have words of wisdom to share, and there are many places to obtain inspiring quotes that will lift the spirits and help to promote motivation. Some of the people who suffered the most produced some of this type of quotes, and the following compilation is designed to help provide positivity:
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. – Ann Landers
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles: the character of an honest man. – George Washington.
The only thing you can never change is your values. – Michael Johnson
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who have loved you and were helped by you will remember you when the forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. – Charles H. Spurgeon
Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular or easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. – Margaret Chase Smith
What chance gathers, she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A general is just as good or as bad as the troops under him make him. – General Douglas MacArthur
Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves. – Lao Tzu
The real leader has no need to lead; he is merely content to point the way. – Henry Miller