Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
He who prorogues the honesty of today till to-morrow will probably prorogue his to-morrows to eternity.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
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
Delay
Till
Honesty
Eternity
Probably
Today
Morrow
More quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater
He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?
Johann Kaspar Lavater
He scatters enjoyment who can enjoy much.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Thinkers are scarce as gold but he whose thoughts embrace all his subject, and who pursues it uninterruptedly and fearless of consequences, is a diamond of enormous size.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Who has witnessed one free and unconstrained act of yours, has witnessed all.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Existence is self-enjoyment, by means of some object distinct from ourselves.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Loudness is impotence.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
To realize that you were mistaken, is just the acknowledgement , that you are wiser today than you were yesterday.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
The creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot on storms.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
A sneer is often the sign of heartless malignity.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Joy and grief decide character. What exalts prosperity? what imbitters grief? what leaves us indifferent? what interests us? As the interest of man, so his God - as his God, so he.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
As man's love or hatred, so he. Love and hatred exist only personified.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Trust him little who praise all, him less who censures all and him least who is indifferent about all.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
The most stormy ebullitions of passion, from blasphemy to murder, are less terrific than one single act of cool villainy.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
He who attempts to make others believe in means which he himself despises is a puffer he who makes use of more means than he knows to be necessary is a quack and he who ascribes to those means a greater efficacy than his own experience warrants is an impostor.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
