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The quicker, the louder, the applause with which another tries to gain you over to his purpose - the bitterer his censure if he miss his aim.
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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Philosopher
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City of Zurich
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Man is forever the same the same under every form, in all situations and relations that admit of free and unrestrained exertion. The same regard which you have for yourself, you have for others, for nature, for the invisible ... which you call God.
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A beautiful smile is to the female countenance what the sunbeam is to the landscape it embellishes an inferior face and redeems an ugly one.
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Neatness begets order but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.
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Who despises all that is despicable is made to be impressed with all that is grand.
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You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.
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True philosophy is that which renders us to ourselves, and all others who surround us, better, and at the same time more content, more patient, more calm and more ready for all decent and pure enjoyment.
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The humblest star twinkles most in the darkest night.
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The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
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Who has witnessed one free and unconstrained act of yours, has witnessed all.
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Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.
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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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Have I done aught of value to my fellow-men? Then have I done much for myself.
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He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.
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Three days of uninterrupted company in a vehicle will make you better acquainted with another, than one hour's conversation with him every day for three years.
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Three things characterize man: person, fate, merit--the harmony of these constitutes real grandeur.
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Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.
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