Character
Shrivenham has numerous thatched cottages, stone walls, an historic pump and a parish church that is unusual for having been rebuilt in the 17th century. The village has three historic public houses: the Barrington Arms, The Crown and the Prince of Wales.
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Famous quotes containing the word character:
“Pity the man who has a character to supportit is worse than a large familyhe is silent poor indeed.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.”
—Mary Mcleod Bethune (18751955)
“When I think of some of the Persians, the Hindus, the Arabs I knew, when I think of the character they revealed, their grace, their tenderness, their intelligence, their holiness, I spit on the white conquerors of the world, the degenerate British, the pigheaded Germans, the smug self-satisfied French.”
—Henry Miller (18911980)