Quotes About Character

Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty.

What would Atticus do?" passed through her unconscious; she never realized what made her dig in her feet and stand firm whenever she did was her father; that whatever was decent and of good report in her character was put there by her father; she did not know that she worshiped him.

He's the same in the court-room as he is on the public streets.

There was no finer young man, said the people of Maycomb, than Henry Clinton. Jean Louise agreed.

His name's Arthur and he's alive.

I can take anything anybody calls me so long as it's not true.

Dill was a villain's villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required.

Pametni ljudi nikad se ne ponose svojom darovitoš?u.

He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic.

Jean Louise rubbed her nose. "I called you some pretty grim things," she said. Atticus said, "I can take anything anybody calls me so long as it's not true.

He was out of his mind," said Atticus. "Don't like to contradict you, Mr. Finch—wasn't crazy—mean as hell. Low-down skunk with enough liquor in him to make him brave enough to kill children. He'd never have met you face to face.

One could be a ray of sunshine in pants as well. -Scout Finch

Because I could never ask you to mind me again. Scout, simply by the nature of the work, every lawyer gets at least one casein his lifetime that affects him personally. This one's mine, I guess. You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't let 'em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for once... it's a good one, even if it does resist learning.

She was furious, and when she was furious Calpurnia's grammar became erratic. When in tranquility, her grammar was as good as anybody's in Maycomb. Atticus said Calpurnia had more education than most colored folks.

People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,' said Miss Maudie.

I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things. I guess he decided he wouldn't shoot till he had to, and he had to today." "Looks like he'd be proud of it," I said. "People in their right minds never take pride in their talents," said Miss Maudie.

The only reason Henry's like he is now is because your father took him in hand when he was a boy, and because the war came along and paid for his education. Fine a boy as he is, the trash won't wash out of him.

Chi ha una mente saggia non si inorgoglisce delle proprie doti

As pessoas que estão no seu perfeito juízo nunca se orgulham dos seus talentos.

Querida, nunca pode tomar como um insulto que as pessoas te chamem nomes feios. Só mostra até que ponto essa pessoa é pobre de espírito, mas não pode te magoar.

His private character was his public character.

I can't live one way in town and another way in my home

that whatever was decent and of good report in her character was put there by her father; she did not know that she worshiped him.

It's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is. It doesn't hurt you.