A journalist's quest for the inner character of a figure who is both a man of insatiable ego and a devoted political moralist.

Notions of the relationship between an individual's outward appearance and inner character are historically ancient, and occasionally appear in early Greek poetry.

God is depicted as concerned with whether a person's inner character is good or evil (where 'good' refers primarily to unselfish love toward others).

When we hear a musical interpretation, do we hear the inner character of the musician, the fruit of his life's experience and ideals?

Physiognomy, related to phrenology, held that inner character was strongly correlated with physical appearance.

Their beauty lies less in their outward form than in their inner character.

Nor are they necessarily equal in strength; the outer form may be more compelling than inner character, or vice versa.

Rational science objects to physiognomy thus: How can one draw conclusions about the inner character of anybody from his external features?

Somehow, psychologists cannot get rid of this temptation to simply find a correlation between your outer shape and your inner character.

But that does not mean that, because of Turkey' s strategic importance, the European Union can change its inner character.