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He who can conceal his joys, is greater than he who can hide his griefs
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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Good-humor is always a success.
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The humblest star twinkles most in the darkest night.
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He who, silent, loves to be with us - he who loves us in our silence - has touched one of the keys that ravish hearts.
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The discovery of truth, by slow progressive meditation, is wisdom. - Intuition of truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius.
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Before thou callest a man hero or genius, investigate whether his exertion has features of indelibility for all that is celestial, all genius, is the offspring of immortality.
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Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence.
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The ambitious sacrifices all to what he terms honor, as the miser all to money.
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The quicker, the louder, the applause with which another tries to gain you over to his purpose - the bitterer his censure if he miss his aim.
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He who attempts to make others believe in means which he himself despises is a puffer he who makes use of more means than he knows to be necessary is a quack and he who ascribes to those means a greater efficacy than his own experience warrants is an impostor.
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The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.
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He is incapable of a truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the good actions of others.
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