Character calls forth character.
(Goethe: Maxims and Reflections.)
Lichtenberg, «To do just the opposite…»
To do just the opposite
is also a form of imitation.
(Lichtenberg: Aphorisms.)
Stendhal, «One can acquire…»
One can acquire
anything in solitude
except character.
(Stendhal: Love.)
Albert Guinon, «People who cannot bear…»
People who cannot bear
to be alone are generally
the worst company.
(Albert Guinon.)
Walter Bagehot, «We all come down…»
We all come down to dinner,
but each has a room to himself.
(Walter Bagehot: Literary Studies.)
Lord Shaftesbury, «When men…»
When men are easy in themselves,
they let others remain so.
(Lord Shaftesbury: Characteristics.)
Vauvenargues, «No one likes…»
No one likes to be pitied for his faults.
(Vauvenargues: Reflections and Maxims.)
Marquis de la Grange, «When we ask advice…»
When we ask advice
we are usually looking
for an accomplice.
(Marquis de la Grange: Pensées.)
Lord Chesterfeld, «Wrongs are often forgiven…»
Wrongs are often forgiven,
but contempt never is.
Our pride remembers it for ever.
(Lord Chesterfeld: Letters.)
Dylan Thomas, «Somebody’s boring me…»
Somebody’s boring me …
I think it’s me.
(Dylan Thomas.)