Character

“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”
-Dale Carnegie

I feel lucky that I have friends with great character. I have to admit how impressed I am by the patience, understanding and extremely high levels of respect that people are able to maintain when being personally attacked and ridiculed when I feel as though I would break down and call it quits.
There certainly are wonderful people in the world who will make greater strides than those who find power and energy in belittling others.