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 (15641616)
“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 (15641616)
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