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The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we read more
The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.
'He means well' is useless unless he does well.
'He means well' is useless unless he does well.
Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.
Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
Still people are dangerous.
Still people are dangerous.
The best way to behave is to misbehave.
The best way to behave is to misbehave.
I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.
I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.
As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have read more
As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.
Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come read more
Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.