Fearlessness means taking the first step, even if you don't know where it will take you. It means being driven by a higher purpose, rather than applause. It means knowing that you reveal your character when you stand apart, more than when you stand with the crowd.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism...
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.
Show respect to people, even when they don't deserve it. Respect is a reflection of your character, not theirs.
We have bigger houses, but smaller families;More conveniences, but less time;We have more degrees, but less sense;More knowledge, but less judgment;More experts, but more problems;More medicines, but less healthiness;We've been all the way to the moon and back,but...