Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character.

He taught me that the measure of a man lies not in what he says but what he does.

True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure - the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character's essential nature.

Don't just listen to what the person says; watch what they do. Because what people say is one thing, but what they do reveals the truth about them.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

For the deeds of a man, not the words of a prophecy, are what shape his destiny.

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.

no matter what you tell the world or yourself your actions reveal your real values. your actions show you what you really want

Indeed, we can always better understand and appreciate a man's real character by the manner in which he conducts himself towards those who are the most nearly related to him, and by his transaction of the seemingly commonplace details of daily duty, than by his public exhibition of himself as an author, an orator, or a statesman.

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

The test of a man isn’t what you think he’ll do. It’s what he actually does.

a man is more of a man because of what he does not say than what he does say.

People are not who they say but rather who their actions reveal them to be....Be smart about it. Don't fall for the bullshit.