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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.
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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The generous person is always just, and the just who is always generous may, unannounced, approach the throne of heaven.
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Trust him little who praise all, him less who censures all and him least who is indifferent about all.
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Be neither too early in the fashion, nor too long out of it nor at any time in the extremes of it.
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All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich
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To realize that you were mistaken, is just the acknowledgement , that you are wiser today than you were yesterday.
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The public seldom forgive twice.
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