“Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable. ”
“Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.”
“Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.”
“There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.”
“Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a State than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters.”
“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”