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Too much gravity argues a shallow mind.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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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
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Faces are as legible as books, only with these circumstances to recommend them to our perusal, that they are read in much less time, and are much less likely to deceive us.
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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.
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True worth is as inevitably discovered by the facial expression, as its opposite is sure to be clearly represented there. The human face is nature's tablet, the truth is certainly written thereon.
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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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Strange that cowards cannot see that their greatest safety lies in dauntless courage.
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Loudness is impotence.
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The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.
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Who despises all that is despicable is made to be impressed with all that is grand.
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Just so far as we are pleased at finding faults, are we displeased at finding perfection.
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Malice is poisoned by her own venom.
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He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.
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She whom smiles and tears make equally lovely may command all hearts.
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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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Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is indifferent to everything.
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The mingled incentives which lead to action are often too subtle and lie too deep for us to analyze.
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