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Softness of smile indicates softness of 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
Writer
City of Zurich
Johann Caspar Lavater
J. C. Lavater
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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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The affectation of sanctity is a blotch on the face of piety.
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Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
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Existence is self-enjoyment, by means of some object distinct from ourselves.
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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 mingled incentives which lead to action are often too subtle and lie too deep for us to analyze.
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Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
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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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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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When you doubt between words, use the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. Eschew fine words as you would rouge love simple ones as you would the native roses on your cheek.
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Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.
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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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The creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot on storms.
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All finery is a sign of littleness.
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