So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take read more

So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take for want of heart.
They err--'tis merely what is call'd mobility,
A thing of temperament and not of art,
Though seeming so, from its supposed facility;
And false--though true; for surely they're sincerest
Who are strongly acted on by what is nearest.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too.

Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.

I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.

Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

One who has lost confidence can lose nothing more.

One who has lost confidence can lose nothing more.