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The measure of a man is what he does with power.


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SOURCE UNKNOWN The measure of choosing well, is, whether a man likes and finds good in what he has chosen
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
HENRI FREDERIC AMIEL It is not what he had, or even what he does, which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
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SOURCE UNKNOWN Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes.
ANONYMOUS Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes.
EMILY DICKINSON Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes
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LAO TZU A man really determines himself by what he does.
VIN SCULLY He's a honest man who does what he says,
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