Human character evermore publishes itself. The most fugitive deed and word, the intimated purpose, express character.
Ralph Waldo EmersonA great man will find a great subject, or which is the same thing, make any subject great.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThere will always be in society certain persons who are mercuries of its approbation, and whose glance will at any time determinefor the curious their standing in the world. These are the chamberlains of the lesser gods. Accept their coldness as an omen of grace with the loftier deities, and allow them all their privilege.
Ralph Waldo Emerson