If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression of him becomes broken and painful; he revolts the imagination by his lack of unity, and even the good in him is hardly accepted.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The essence of a man is found in his faults.
Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet remain comparatively useless - be unhappy - and die a bankrupt in soul.
Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.
It seems to me that most characters, in anything, are flawed in some way, just like most people. You look for the good in the flawed people and vice versa, and then try and make them appealing in some way.
Indulgence in frivolous speech not only reveals one's lack of moral character, but it deprives him of good qualities also.
When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
The man of character is the persistent man, the man who is faithful to his own word, his own convictions, his own affections.
All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.
The earth incites the wonder and admiration of man even though he is imperfect and his understanding greatly limited.