Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The characters that I'm typically drawn to are sensitive men who are experiencing some sense of identity crisis or growth in their life that they don't know how to overcome.
Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
There's something about the struggle of a sensitive man that we really relate to.
Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.
What is character? It is that quality of man which is going to make a man, in an hour of strain, do the just and, if possible, the generous thing.
A more secret, sweet, and overpowering beauty appears to man when his heart and mind open to the sentiment of virtue.
Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
The man of character is the persistent man, the man who is faithful to his own word, his own convictions, his own affections.