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    “Try to be transparent, clear and truthful. Even when it is difficult, and above all when it is difficult.” ~ Jean-Cyril Spinetta

      “You can judge a person’s character by the way he treats people who can’t help him or hurt him.” ~ Anonymous

      The Paradoxical Commandments

        People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
        Love them anyway.

        If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
        Do good anyway.

        If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
        Succeed anyway.

        The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
        Do good anyway.

        Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
        Be honest and frank anyway.

        The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
        Think big anyway.

        People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
        Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

        What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
        Build anyway.

        People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
        Help people anyway.

        Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
        Give the world the best you have anyway.

        ~ Dr. Kent M. Keith

          “Surely what a man does when he is taken off guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.” ~ C.S. Lewis

            “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”  ~ John Wooden

              “Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.” ~ Chilon of Sparta

                “The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful, and being generous.  Everything else is crap, I promise you.  It’s just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don’t buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful and be generous.  Everything around us that we call life was made up of people that are no smarter than you. And you can build your own things, you can build your own life that other people can live in. So build a life — don’t just live one, build one.” ~Ashton Kutcher

                  “Money doesn’t make us anyway it just unmasks us.” ~ Henry Ford

                    An amazing analogy by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer:

                      "Knowledge gives you power, but character - respect." ~ Bruce Lee

                        “There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.” ~ George Burton Adams

                          “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ~ Helen Keller

                            “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” ~ W. Clement Stone

                              “No change in circumstances can repair a defect of character.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                “Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” ~ Sam Ewing

                                  A person who is nice to you but is not nice to the waiter is not a nice person.

                                    “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ~ Martin Luther King

                                      Watch your thoughts; They become words. Watch your words; They become actions. Watch your actions; They become habits. Watch your habits; They become character. Watch your character; It becomes your destiny. ~ Lao-Tzu