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.
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A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
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.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
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There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it ill behoves any of us
To find fault with the rest of us.
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Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.
Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.
You must look into people, as well as at them.
You must look into people, as well as at them.
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
