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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
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City of Zurich
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Loudness is impotence.
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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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Obstinacy is the strength of the weak. Firmness founded upon principle, upon the truth and right, order and law, duty and generosity, is the obstinacy of sages.
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Whenever a man undergoes a considerable change, in consequence of being observed by others, whenever he assumes another gait, another language, than what he had before he thought himself observed, be advised to guard yourself against him.
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Dress is an index of your contents.
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Thinkers are as scarce as gold.
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The obstinacy of the indolent and weak is less conquerable than that of the fiery and bold.
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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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If you mean to know yourself, interline such of these aphorisms as affect you agreeably in reading, and set a mark to such as left a sense of uneasiness with you and then show your copy to whom you please.
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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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Malice is poisoned by her own venom.
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The loss of taste for what is right is loss of all right taste.
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The discovery of truth, by slow progressive meditation, is wisdom. - Intuition of truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius.
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The immoderate cannot laugh moderately.
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The public seldom forgive twice.
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He who can conceal his joys, is greater than he who can hide his griefs
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Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons malice only seeks causes.
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He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.
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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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Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.
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