“Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established”
“The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit . . . a reputation, character.”
“To establish that a rule is likely to be true, one must try to prove it false.”
“A spiritually established life is not an easy task. But a materially satisfied life is an impossible task.”
“I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.”
“But I also believe that a person's character can be revealed within moments of the acquaintance, unless he purposely tries to hide it".”