If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Cold Copy Share Image
As man's love or hatred, so he. Love and hatred exist only personified. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Hatred Copy Share Image
He who seeks to imbitter innocent pleasure has a cancer in his heart. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Cancer Copy Share Image
The worst of all knaves are those who can mimic their former honesty. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Wishes run over in loquacious impotence, will presses on with laconic energy. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Energy Copy Share Image
Where consequence ceases, there folly, restlessness and misery begin. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Superstition always inspires littleness, religion grandeur of mind; the superstitious raises beings inferior to himself to deities. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Deities Copy Share Image
To realize that you were mistaken, is just the acknowledgement , that you are wiser today than you were yesterday. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Acknowledgement Copy Share Image
The more uniform a man's voice, step, manner of conversation, handwriting--the more quiet, uniform, settled, his actions, his character. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Action Copy Share Image
Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Genius Copy Share Image
“Si quieres ser sabio, aprende a interrogar razonablemente, a escuchar con atención, a responder serenamente y a callar cuando no tengas nada… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Amor Copy Share Image
He who goes round about in his requests wants commonly more than he chooses to appear to want. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
All belief that does not make us more happy, more free, more loving, more active, more calm, is, I fear, a mistaken… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Close thine ear against him that shall open his mouth secretly against another. If thou receivest not his words, they fly back… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
He who always seeks more light the more he finds, and finds more the more he seeks, is one of the few… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
If you mean to know yourself, interline such of these aphorisms as affect you agreeably in reading, and set a mark to… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Aphorism Copy Share Image
The proverbial wisdom of the populace in the street, on the roads, and in the markets instructs the ear of him who… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Evasions are the common shelter of the hard-hearted, the false, and impotent, when called upon to assist; the real great alone plan… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Whenever a man undergoes a considerable change, in consequence of being observed by others, whenever he assumes another gait, another language, than… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Learn the value of a man's words and expressions, and you know him. Each man has a measure of his own for… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Expression Copy Share Image
He who comes from the kitchen, smells of its smoke; and he who adheres to a sect, has something of its cant;… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Who has witnessed one free and unconstrained act of yours, has witnessed all. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Freedom Copy Share Image
Decided ends are sure signs of a decided character. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Character Copy Share Image
She whom smiles and tears make equally lovely may command all hearts. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Charm Copy Share Image
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Fool Copy Share Image
In the society of ladies, want of sense is not so unpardonable as want of manners. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
The ambitious sacrifices all to what he terms honor, as the miser all to money. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Ambition Copy Share Image
Avoid the eye that discovers with rapidity the bad, and is slow to see the good. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons; malice only seeks causes. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Who begins with severity, in judging of another, ends commonly with falsehood. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Copiousness and simplicity, variety and unity, constitute real greatness of character. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Character Copy Share Image
The smiles that encourage severity of judgment hide malice and insincerity. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Insincerity Copy Share Image
He has oratory who ravishes his hearers while he forgets himself. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Eloquence Copy Share Image
