#testing

Difficulties are things that show what men are.

Let not your mind be carried away by any sudden impression; but say, 'Wait for me a little, impression: let me see who you are, and whence you come; let me test you.'

When the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Test a servant in the discharge of duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

As gold is tested in four ways—by rubbing, cutting, heating, and hammering—so is character tested by conduct, lineage, virtue, and action.

Difficulty is what shows what human beings truly are.

Do not praise the day until the evening has settled; do not praise a sword until it has been tested in battle.

Do not judge the courage of a captain while the ship is tied securely to the wooden pier.

Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.

Gold is tested by fire, brave men by misfortune.