Character

The gentleman, then, is the man who is master of himself, who respects himself, and makes others respect him.

Thought and character are one, and as character can only manifest and discover itself through environment and circumstance, the outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bad fruit.

A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life.

In brief, I am averse from nothing: my conscience would give me the lie if I should absolutely detest or hate any essence but the devil; or so at least abhor anything, but that we might come to composition.

I cannot fall out, or contemn a man for an errour, or conceive why a difference in Opinion should divide an affection.

I speak not in prejudice, nor am I averse from that sweet Sex, but naturally amorous of all that is beautiful.

My heart is worth more than that of a vile mortal who dwells in your towns.

It echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core....

The manly man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never for himself.

A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.

How I like to be liked, and what a dear curse is the inability to be popular!

Talent develops in tranquility, character in the full current of human life

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help

Men of few words are the best men

One man excels in eloquence, another in arms

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

Let us, then, be what we are, and speak what we think, and in all things keep ourselves loyal to the truth

I may be no better than other people, but at least I am different

The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world brother