Hiralious

It's usually said that a man's aptitude is judged by how he treats his inferiors. I'd disagree. Pity and sympathy are relatively ''easier'' sentiments to have. As for dealing with the superiors at any given point of life, it is even harder to form an opinion about  a person based on how 'nice' he is around the boss. In that situation, the lines between flattery and genuine warmth or inspiration are usually blurred.
  What i find to be the true indicator of a person's character, is how he deals with his peers. It is the single most important thing that reveals to me how the person sees his competition. Peers are the people we are most likely to be hostile with, or jealous of. Competition is not easy to handle ; when you are not getting any benefit out of a relation, or it is not clear who has the lead, the space between you is a potential battlefield. Many lives have been spent on this battlefield, it has existed between the best scientists of the world, the biggest celebrities ( of course) , the business tycoons of all times ; it has existed between nations on a large scale, and on the small scale  it has manifested its potential in the hidden fact that some people are best friends only as long as they feel secure in the same level of achievement ( or lack thereof)
  Some unlucky people take this imagined competition down to their grave, in their mind they never win. It is unfortunate but not unnatural. When you find yourself in a net like this, you must break it with conscious effort.
  Some of the best people are those who are cognizant of their own shortcomings. We may always feel trivializing emotions. But if your jealousy stays YOUR jealousy and does not become a blame against the other person for achieving something you could not, you are an exceptional person.