Johann Kaspar Lavater quotes - page 2

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)
The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint. View quote
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Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action to all eternity. View quote
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The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise; the hero sees both; diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate, and so conquers. View quote
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I am prejudiced in favour of him who can solicit boldly, without imprudence. He has faith in humanity - he has faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to give grandly can ask nobly and with boldness. View quote
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He submits himself to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion. View quote
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Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, why am I telling it? View quote
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You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad. View quote
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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. View quote
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Conscience is the sentinel of virtue. View quote
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Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once. (Johann Kaspar Lavater)
The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time. View quote
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He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love. View quote
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He who has no taste for order will be often wrong in his judgements, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions. View quote
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The discovery of truth, by slow progressive meditation, is wisdom. - Intuition of truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius. View quote
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Superstition always inspires littleness, religion grandeur of mind; the superstitious raises beings inferior to himself to deities. View quote
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If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know. View quote
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The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart. View quote
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All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich. View quote
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He who makes too much or too little of himself has a false measure for everything. View quote
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Good may be done by the bad - but the good alone can be good. (Johann Kaspar Lavater)