“If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.”
“A man is known by the company he keeps”
“A man is known by the books he reads.”
“Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.”
“If a man has character, he has also his typical experience, which always recurs.”
“Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others company.”