Shy and proud men ... are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in t...he intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Shy and unready men are great betrayers of secrets; for there are few wants more urgent for the moment than the want of something ...to say.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Climbing the bole of the tree, a man clings with all his arms and legs, and lays hold of every knob and sliver. When he mounts amo...ngst the branches, it should be with a more easy alacrity. A man will often be apt at the one operation, yet awkward at the other. Nor is it, indeed, common to meet with a man of such a character as can be carried from a low condition of life through successive ascents, with an aptitude for every condition into which he passes; and thus it is that men who rise well will often stand infirmly. But for want of due consideration being given to the nature of men and circumstances, it is a usual thing to hear, not only regret but surprise expressed, when a man who has attained an elevated position in life exhibits in that position those very defects of character through which he is there.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »