great qualities of a true great man

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." - Ann Landers

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
- Leo Rosten

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. -Eleanor Roosevelt

It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.
- Muriel Spark

A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.
- Lisa Kirk

We don’t want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want.
- Laura Ashley

Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.
- Helen Gurley Brown

Sweet words are like honey, a little may refresh, but too much gluts the stomach.
- Anne Bradstreet

When the fight begins within himself, a man’s worth something.
- Robert Browning

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.
- Myrtle Reed

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.
- Lao Tzu

He that would govern others should first be the master of himself.
- Philip Massinger

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
- Louis

By constant self discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.
- Grenville Kleiser 

Leaders can be moral and they should be moral-without imposing their morality on others.
- Geraldine Ferraro

Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
- Teresa of Avila