Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test ... - Abraham Lincoln

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

Abraham Lincoln Leadership

President, Politician American 1809–1865

More from Abraham Lincoln

"Whatever you are, be a good one."

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

"I am a slow walker, but I never walk back."

"My early history is perfectly characterized by a single line of Gray's Elegy: 'The short and simple annals of the poor.'"

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"