To measure the man, measure his heart.
Interpretation
A person's true worth is determined by their character and kindness, not by their external achievements.
This quote by Malcolm Forbes encourages us to look beyond superficial attributes such as wealth or status when evaluating a person's worth. It suggests that the essence of a person is found in their compassion, integrity, and the kindness they extend to others, illustrating that true greatness lies in the depth of their character, rather than in conventional measurements of success.
In practice
In a speech about community service, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of compassion.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
No two men ever judged alike of the same thing, and it is impossible to find two opinions exactly similar, not only in different men but in the same men at different times.
Capital punishment is against the best judgment of modern criminology and, above all, against the highest expression of love in the nature of God.
Mistakes are joyful, truth infernal.
Let freedom ka-ching...Corporations do everything people do except breathe, die and go to jail for dumping 1.3 million pounds of PCBs in the Hudson River.
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citizen in a democracy. The particular imbalance of this ideology leads to a worship of self-interest and a denial of the public good. The practical effects on the individual are passivity and conformism in the areas that matter, and non-conformism in the areas that don't
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