The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going

Words may show a man's wit, actions his meaning.

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

The wisest men follow their own direction.

...but he had been round the world enough to know that a man has to shift for himself in it, and that if he gets the worst of it, there is nobody to listen to him holler.

men’s actions are the best guides to their thoughts

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.

For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at seizing advantages, and the stupid man has no fear of death.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness

Find a man whose words paint you a likeness, you have found a man worth something; mark his manner of doing it, as very characteristic of him.

If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

Yet every man has his mission, which is to leave the world better, in some way, than he found it.