Ali ibn Abi Talib Quotes

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

It's not enough to have a skill. Not enough to have read all the books or know all the facts. Values are what really matter

I have huge respect for Preet Bharara, a great U.S. Attorney by any measure. But even great men can make mistakes.

All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

Leadership can not be measured in a poll or even in the result of an election. It can only be truly seen with the benefit of time. From the perspective of 20 years, not 20 days.

Character is destiny and character is important to American campaigns.

Bombino's a super modest guy, very nice. His whole crew is a bunch of characters and he's definitely the Grand Poobah. I don't think the other guys are that much younger than him, but he definitely feels like the wise man; you just sort of get that sense when you're around him. He doesn't say that much but he's humble and well-respected.

The only question which any wise man can ask himself, and which any honest man will ask himself, is whether a doctrine is true or false.

Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

If you don't have enemies, you don't have character.

People should not judge me on what they hear. Let them wait and see me in action. Then they will see how I serve my people.

Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

Character is power.

Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives.

You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses.

You see a moral in them? Do we have morals?

I have always tried to believe what I said and say what I believe and I still do that.