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Decided ends are sure signs of a decided character.
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
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A gift--its kind, its value and appearance the silence or the pomp that attends it the style in which it reaches you--may decide the dignity or vulgarity of the giver.
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Superstition always inspires littleness, religion grandeur of mind the superstitious raises beings inferior to himself to deities.
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The enemy of art is the enemy of nature art is nothing but the highest sagacity and exertion of human nature and what nature will he honour who honours not the human?
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He knows very little of mankind who expects, by any facts or reasoning, to convince a determined party man.
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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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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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The conscience is more wise than science.
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Softness of smile indicates softness of character.
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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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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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Do not believe that a book is good, if in reading it thou dost not become more contented with thy existence, if it does not rouse up in thee most generous feelings.
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Three things characterize man: person, fate, merit--the harmony of these constitutes real grandeur.
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And still, laughter is akin to weeping.
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He surely is most in need of another's patience, who has none of his own.
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Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
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True worth is as inevitably discovered by the facial expression, as its opposite is sure to be clearly represented there. The human face is nature's tablet, the truth is certainly written thereon.
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Neither refinement nor delicacy is indispensable to produce elegance.
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Conscience is wiser than science.
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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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The less you can enjoy, the poorer, the scantier yourself - the more you can enjoy, the richer, the more vigorous.
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