Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances, but by the character of their lives and conversations. 'Tis better that a man's own works than another man's words should praise him.
Sir R. L'Estrange · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 109
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Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances, but by the character of their lives and conversations. 'Tis better that a man's own works than another man's words should praise him.
Sir R. L'Estrange · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 109
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