A man is known by the books he reads, by the company he keeps, by the praise he gives, by his dress, by his tastes, by his distastes, by the stories he tells, by his gait, by the notion of his eye, by the look of his house, of his chamber; for nothing on earth is solitary but every thing hath affinities infinite.
Ralph Waldo EmersonHuman character evermore publishes itself. The most fugitive deed and word, the intimated purpose, express character.
Ralph Waldo EmersonNot for nothing one face, one character, one fact makes much impression on him, and another none.
Ralph Waldo Emerson