The proof of a man is the ...

The proof of a man is the danger test, That shows him up at his worst or best.
The proof of a man is the danger test, That shows him up at his worst or best.
 Edgar Guest

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If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him.
The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.

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But here in the struggle for fame and pelf I want to be able to like myself. I don't want to look at myself and know That I'm bluster and buff and empty show.
 Edgar Guest
I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.
 Edgar Guest
The world is no longer closed to us in the way it was in the past - present generations have unparalleled access to pretty much all corners of the globe.
 Edgar Guest
Away from the tumult of motor and mill I want to be care-free; I want to be still! I'm weary of doing things; weary of words I want to be one with the blossoms and birds.
 Edgar Guest
If you never take a chance, you will never be defeated - but you will never accomplish anything either.
 Edgar Guest