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What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?
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
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Theologian
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City of Zurich
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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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All finery is a sign of littleness.
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If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
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Who trades in contradictions will not be contradicted.
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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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Defeat serves to enlighten us.
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Before thou callest a man hero or genius, investigate whether his exertion has features of indelibility for all that is celestial, all genius, is the offspring of immortality.
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Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons malice only seeks causes.
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No communication or gift can exhaust genius or impoverish charity.
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Who is fatal to others is so to himself.
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Trust him little who praise all, him less who censures all and him least who is indifferent about all.
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In the society of ladies, want of sense is not so unpardonable as want of manners.
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Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence.
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