Johann Kaspar Lavater

Swiss theologist and mysticist

Lived from: 1741-1801

Category: Theologians and clergy

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  Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

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  He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.

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  Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity.

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  Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.

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  Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.

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  Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

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  Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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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.

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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?

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  Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.

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  Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

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  He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.

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  He is incapable of truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the good actions of others.

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  He knows very little of mankind who expects, by any facts or reasoning, to convince a determined party man.

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  He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.

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