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As man's love or hatred, so he. Love and hatred exist only personified.
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
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Theologian
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City of Zurich
Johann Caspar Lavater
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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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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
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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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The true friend of truth and good loves them under all forms, but he loves them most under the most simple form.
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Too much gravity argues a shallow mind.
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He surely is most in need of another's patience, who has none of his own.
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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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Where there is much pretension, much has been borrowed nature never pretends.
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Who cuts is easily wounded. The readier you are to offend the sooner you are offended.
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He who prorogues the honesty of today till to-morrow will probably prorogue his to-morrows to eternity.
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You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.
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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 manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
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The affectation of sanctity is a blotch on the face of piety.
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Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.
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It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, mien, inventions and actions of others.
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The conscience is more wise than science.
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