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Wisdom is the repose of the mind.

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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Wisdom
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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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If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
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No communication or gift can exhaust genius or impoverish charity.
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The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
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He is incapable of a truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the good actions of others.
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Desire is the uneasiness a man finds in himself upon the absence of anything whose present enjoyment carries the idea of delight with it.
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He scatters enjoyment who can enjoy much.
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And still, laughter is akin to weeping.
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