If you mean the quote “To see someone’s true character, look at just these 2 things…”, the two things are often described as:
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How they treat people who can do nothing for them.
This can reveal whether their kindness and respect are genuine or mainly motivated by status, money, influence, or personal benefit. Pay attention to how they treat service workers, strangers, junior colleagues, family members, and people they disagree with. -
How they behave when things don’t go their way.
Disappointment, criticism, conflict, and failure can reveal how someone handles frustration and responsibility. Notice whether they can stay respectful, admit mistakes, listen, apologize, and regulate their reactions—or instead routinely blame others, become abusive, or refuse accountability.
A useful way to think about it
Character isn’t usually revealed by one isolated incident. Everyone can have a bad day. A better indication is a repeated pattern:
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Power: Do they become disrespectful when they have authority?
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No benefit: Are they still kind when there is nothing to gain?
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Conflict: Can they disagree without humiliating or threatening others?
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Mistakes: Can they say, “I was wrong”?
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Promises: Do their actions consistently match their words?
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Privacy: Do they respect confidences and boundaries?
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Success: Do they remain considerate when things are going well?
In short: watch how someone treats people they don’t need, and watch how they behave when they don’t get what they want. Those situations can provide useful clues about character, although they aren’t a foolproof test of a person.
