A man's character is his guardian divinity.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Only the mediocre are always at their best!

Only the mediocre are always at their best!

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another's.

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another's.

In brief, I don't stick to declare, Father Dick,
So they call him for short, is a regular brick;
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In brief, I don't stick to declare, Father Dick,
So they call him for short, is a regular brick;
A metaphor taken--I have not the page aright--
From an ethical work by the Stagyrite.

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.

Every man has three characters -- that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he read more

Every man has three characters -- that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural
propensities.

All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural
propensities.

We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is read more

We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is useful, nay, essential, to see his
good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.