The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

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

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.

For, once man is declared 'the measure of all things,' there is no longer a true, or a good, or a just, but only opinions of equal validity whose clash can be settled only by political or military force; and each force in turn enthrones in its hour o