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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
J. C. Lavater
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Whatever obscurities may involve religious tenets, humility and love constitute the essence of true religion the humble is formed to adore, the loving to associate with eternal love.
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The worst of all knaves are those who can mimic their former honesty.
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Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself.
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I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.
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Just so far as we are pleased at finding faults, are we displeased at finding perfection.
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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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Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.
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The conscience is more wise than science.
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He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.
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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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