He whom common, gross, or stale objects allure, and when obtained, content, is a vulgar being, incapable of greatness in thought or action. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
A gift--its kind, its value and appearance; the silence or the pomp that attends it; the style in which it reaches you--may decide the dignity or vulgarity of the giver. — 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
The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
