Mettle Quotes

“To fall down is to face the weakness of my humanity, test the mettle of my character, and push the limits of my strength. Therefore, falling down will tell me who I am far more clearly than most things I might learn when I’m standing up.”

“It is the age of ambition that proves the mettle of men”

“Legacy proves ones mettle and one's karma.”

“The true test of one's mettle is how many times you will try before you give up.”

“Some men, under the pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be.”

“Tender-handed stroke a nettle and it stings you for your pains Grasp it like a man of mettle and it soft as silk remains.”

“We can all be giants in moments of peace and harmony, but to stay a giant in adversity is the true test of one’s mettle.”

“Sports play a very important role in consolidating the national strength, adding lustre to the country's prestige and honour, inspiring people with national dignity and pride, and imbuing the whole society with revolutionary mettle.”

“As I’ve been telling your, son, you get nowhere looking at clothes and the color of the skin to judge a man. It won’t tell you nothing about what’s inside. That’s where a fellow’s mettle is, and that’s what counts.”

“What good is a dream that doesn’t test the mettle of the dreamer? What good is a path that doesn’t carry us to the edge of our capacity and then beyond that place? A true calling involves a great exposure before it can become a genuine refuge.”