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Loudness is impotence.

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
Writer
City of Zurich
Johann Caspar Lavater
J. C. Lavater
j. c. lavater
Impotence
Loudness

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He submits himself to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
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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 great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.
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The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
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The countenance is more eloquent than the tongue.
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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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Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?
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All finery is a sign of littleness.
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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 who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.
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The loss of taste for what is right is loss of all right taste.
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He whom common, gross, or stale objects allure, and when obtained, content, is a vulgar being, incapable of greatness in thought or action.
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He, who boldly interposes between a merciless censor and his prey, is a man of vigor: and he who, mildly wise, without wounding, convinces him of his error, commands our veneration.
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The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too most of the weak are false.
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Who has witnessed one free and unconstrained act of yours, has witnessed all.
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Women are proverbially credulous.
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Thinkers are as scarce as gold.
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Just so far as we are pleased at finding faults, are we displeased at finding perfection.
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He who, in questions of right, virtue, or duty, sets himself above all ridicule, is truly great, and shall laugh in the end with truer mirth than ever he was laughed at.
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