Just A Thought:

Competence is how good you are when there is something to gain. 

Character is how good you are when there is nothing to gain. 

People will reward you for competence. 

But people will only love you for your character.

— Mark Manson

Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. 

We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

— Maya Angelou

The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already, but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already.

— Tolstoy