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As your enemies and your friends, so are you
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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Painter
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Theologian
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City of Zurich
Johann Caspar Lavater
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Who forces himself on others is to himself a load. Impetuous curiosity is empty and inconstant. Prying intrusion may be suspected of whatever is little.
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He submits himself to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
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The obstinacy of the indolent and weak is less conquerable than that of the fiery and bold.
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Malice is poisoned by her own venom.
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Who despises all that is despicable is made to be impressed with all that is grand.
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Calmness of will is a sign of grandeur.
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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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Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
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Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.
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He who can conceal his joys, is greater than he who can hide his griefs
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The enemy of art is the enemy of nature art is nothing but the highest sagacity and exertion of human nature and what nature will he honour who honours not the human?
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Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
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Half talent is no talent.
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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.
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He, who boldly interposes between a merciless censor and his prey, is a man of vigor: and he who, mildly wise, without wounding, convinces him of his error, commands our veneration.
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It is one of my favorite thoughts that God manifests Himself to men in all the wise, good, humble, generous, great, and magnanimous men.
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When you doubt between words, use the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. Eschew fine words as you would rouge love simple ones as you would the native roses on your cheek.
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Three days of uninterrupted company in a vehicle will make you better acquainted with another, than one hour's conversation with him every day for three years.
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You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.
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