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• Fortunate indeed, is the man who takes exactely the right measure of himself, and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.
  -- Peter Mere Latham...
• The measure of man is what he does with power. -- Pittacu
• A diplomat is a person who: + -always knows what to talk about, but doesn't always talk about what he knows.
  + -always tries to settle problems created by other diplomats....
• The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
  -- Ann Lande...
• Now tell me: can a man love anyone who hates himself?
  Can he be in harmony with someone else if he's divided in himself, or bring anyone pleasure if he's only a disagreeable nuisance to himself?...
• The man who believes he can do it is probably right. -- Helvetiu
• What a man can accomplish only depends on what he is willing to sacrifice.