Native Character Set

Famous quotes containing the words native, character and/or set:

    When my outward action doth demonstrate
    The native act and figure of my heart
    In compliment extern, ‘tis not long after
    But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
    For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    You know that the beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time at which the character is being framed.
    Plato (5th century B.C.)

    Speak of me as I am. Nothing extenuate,
    Nor set down aught in malice.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)