Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Age: 59 †
Born: 1741
Born: November 15
Died: 1801
Died: January 2
Criminologist
Illustrator
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
Writer
City of Zurich
Johann Caspar Lavater
J. C. Lavater
j. c. lavater
Makes
Moments
Prudence
Quick
Failure
Genius
Moment
Opportunity
Use
More quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater
The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too most of the weak are false.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Just so far as we are pleased at finding faults, are we displeased at finding perfection.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Words are the wings of actions.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Half talent is no talent.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
The creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot on storms.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Joy and grief decide character. What exalts prosperity? what imbitters grief? what leaves us indifferent? what interests us? As the interest of man, so his God - as his God, so he.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
What is the elevation of the soul? A prompt, delicate, certain feeling for all that is beautiful, all that is grand a quick resolution to do the greatest good by the smallest means a great benevolence joined to a great strength and great humility.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
There is a manner of forgiveness so divine that you are ready to embrace the offender for having called it forth.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, mien, inventions and actions of others.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Close thine ear against him that shall open his mouth secretly against another. If thou receivest not his words, they fly back and wound the reporter. If thou dost receive them, they fly forward and wound the receiver.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Learn the value of a man's words and expressions, and you know him. Each man has a measure of his own for everything this he offers you inadvertently in his words. He who has a superlative for everything wants a measure for the great or small.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Vociferation and calmness of character seldom meet in the same person.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
