She had not character enough to take to drinking, and moaned about, slip-shod and in curl-papers, all day.
William Makepeace ThackerayIf a man's character is to be abused, say what you will, there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
William Makepeace ThackerayHe was always thinking of his brother's soul, or of the souls of those who differed with him in opinion: it is a sort of comfort which many of the serious give themselves.
William Makepeace ThackerayMalice is of the boomerang character, and is apt to turn upon the projector.
William Makepeace ThackerayWhat is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise, and, possessing all these qualities, to exercise them in the most graceful outward manner? Ought a gentleman to be a loyal son, a true husband, an honest father? Ought his life to be decent, his bills to be paid, his taste to be high and elegant, his aims in life lofty and noble?
William Makepeace Thackeray