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Calmness of will is a sign of grandeur.
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
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City of Zurich
Johann Caspar Lavater
J. C. Lavater
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The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.
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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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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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He who, silent, loves to be with us - he who loves us in our silence - has touched one of the keys that ravish hearts.
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Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.
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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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A sneer is often the sign of heartless malignity.
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Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
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Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons malice only seeks causes.
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Three things characterize man: person, fate, merit--the harmony of these constitutes real grandeur.
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