Character, not circumstances, makes the man. It is more important that we be prepared for voting than that we vote, more important that we be prepared to hold office than that we hold office, more important that we be prepared for the highest recognition than that we be recognized.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Character, not circumstances, makes the man. It is more important that we be prepared for voting than that we vote, more important that we be prepared to hold office than that we hold office, more important that we be prepared for the highest recognition than that we be recognized." in the context of ""Democracy and Education", address at the Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, New York (30 September 1896)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.