And while he remained ever the same modest, restrained and unobtrusive person, he knew how to make some especially pleasing remark to each.

Thus to Thomas he said: "The fool believeth every word: but the prudent taketh heed to his paths." While to Matthew, who suffered somewhat from excess in eating and drinking, and was ashamed of his weakness, he quoted the words of Solomon, the sage whom Matthew held in high estimation: "'The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.'" But his pleasant speeches were rare, which gave them the greater value.
For the most part he was silent, listening attentively to what was said, and always meditating.
When reflecting, Judas had an unpleasant look, ridiculous and at the same time awe-inspiring.

As long as his quick, crafty eye was in motion, he seemed simple and good-natured enough, but directly both eyes became fixed in an immovable stare, and the skin on his protruding forehead gathered into strange ridges and creases, a distressing surmise would force itself on one, that under that skull some very peculiar thoughts were working.

So thoroughly apart, peculiar, and voiceless were the thoughts which enveloped Iscariot in the deep silence of secrecy, when he was in one of his reveries, that one would have preferred that he should begin to speak, to move, nay, even, to tell lies.

For a lie, spoken by a human tongue, had been truth and light compared with that hopelessly deep and unresponsive silence.
"In the dumps again, Judas ?" Peter would cry with his clear voice and bright smile, suddenly breaking in upon the sombre silence of Judas' thoughts, and banishing them to some dark corner.