I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.

If you want to test a man's character, give him power.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow.