"No doubt the reason is that character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suf…"

"A tender heart; a will inflexible."

"Whatever comes from the brain carries the hue of the place it came from, and whatever comes from the heart carries th…"

"A very unclubable man."

"If you wish to know someone, you need only observe that on which he bestows his care, and what sides of his own natur…"

"Those about whom you inquire have moulded with their bones into dust. Nothing but their words remain. When the hour o…"

"Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit."

"We must have a weak spot or two in a character before we can love it much. People that do not laugh or cry, or take m…"

"If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when he leaves our houses let…"

"So mild, so merciful, so strong, so good, So patient, peaceful, loyal, loving, pure."