Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes

• Too much gravity argues a shallow mind.

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• Great minds comprehend more in a word, a look, a pressure of the hand than ordinary men in long conversations, or the most elaborate correspondence.

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• There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.

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• 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.

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• Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

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• 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.

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• Trust him little who praise all, him less who censures all and him least who is indifferent about all.

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• He who has not forgiven an enemy has not yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.

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• He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God.

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• Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

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• He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

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• Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why.

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

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• If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.

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• Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.

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• The public seldom forgive twice.

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• Stubbornness is the strength of the weak.

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• 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.

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• The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.

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Johann Kaspar Lavater (58)

Birth:	15th November, 1741
Death:	2nd January, 1801
Nationality:	Swiss
Profession:	Poet, Theologian, Writer

About

Johann Kaspar Lavater was born in Zürich, Switzerland. He was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian. He served as pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Zürich. He is most well known for his work in the field of physiognomy, Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntnis und Menschenliebe, published between 1775 and 1778. His most important books are Aussichten in die Ewigkeit, Geheimes Tagebuch von einem Beobachter seiner selbst, Pontius Pilatus, and Nathanael.

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