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Johann Kaspar Lavater quotes

Deutsch Theologian November 15, 1741 – January 2, 1801

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Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has..."
He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "You are not very good if you are not better than your best..."
You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate..."
You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad. Johann Kaspar Lavater
What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He only who acts conscientiously toward himself, will act so toward others. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your..."
Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers. Johann Kaspar Lavater
You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time."
The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is indifferent to everything. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him..."
If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at..."
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time. Johann Kaspar Lavater
I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who can produce what none else can, has genius. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely..."
He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed. Johann Kaspar Lavater

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