If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
The greatest of characters, no doubt, would be he, who, free of all trifling accidental helps, could see objects through one grand… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time. — Johann Kaspar Lavater 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 Copy Share Image
Be neither too early in the fashion, nor too long out of it; nor at any time in the extremes of it. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Faces are as legible as books, only with these circumstances to recommend them to our perusal, that they are read in much… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
He who can at all times sacrifice pleasure to duty approaches sublimity. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Who recollects distinctly his past adventures, knows his destiny to come. — 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
Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Habit is altogether too arbitrary a master for me to submit to. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, why am I telling it? — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Before thou callest a man hero or genius, investigate whether his exertion has features of indelibility; for all that is celestial, all genius, is… — Johann Kaspar Lavater 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 que decir.” — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
The creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot on storms. — 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 has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
True worth is as inevitably discovered by the facial expression, as its opposite is sure to be clearly represented there. The human face is… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
