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He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is in possession of some of the best requisites of man
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
Age: 59 †
Born: 1741
Born: November 15
Died: 1801
Died: January 2
Criminologist
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City of Zurich
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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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Strange that cowards cannot see that their greatest safety lies in dauntless courage.
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Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.
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