Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Clear Copy Share Image
Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Fourth Copy Share Image
The wrath that on conviction subsides into mildness, is the wrath of a generous mind. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Anger Copy Share Image
He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Be humble Copy Share Image
Who affects useless singularities has surely a little mind. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Little minds Copy Share Image
Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Communication Copy Share Image
Who begins with severity, in judging of another, ends commonly with falsehood. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Ends Copy Share Image
The enemy of art is the enemy of nature; art is nothing but the highest sagacity and exertion of human nature; and… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Art Copy Share Image
It is one of my favorite thoughts that God manifests Himself to men in all the wise, good, humble, generous, great, and… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Generous Copy Share Image
Obstinacy is the strength of the weak. Firmness founded upon principle, upon the truth and right, order and law, duty and generosity,… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Duty Copy Share Image
Beware of biting jests; the more truth they carry with them, the greater wounds they give, the greater smarts they cause, and… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Behinds Copy Share Image
He knows not how to speak who cannot be silent; still less how to act with vigour and decision. - Who hastens… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Decision Copy Share Image
He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Calm Copy Share Image
He who, in questions of right, virtue, or duty, sets himself above all ridicule, is truly great, and shall laugh in the… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Comedy Copy Share Image
True genius repeats itself forever, and never repeats itself--one ever varied sense beams novelty and unity on all. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Beam 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
The affectation of sanctity is a blotch on the face of piety. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Faces Copy Share Image
He has oratory who ravishes his hearers while he forgets himself. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Eloquence Copy Share Image
In the society of ladies, want of sense is not so unpardonable as want of manners. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Ladies 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
Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons; malice only seeks causes. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Causes Copy Share Image
The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Bad heart Copy Share Image
Avoid the eye that discovers with rapidity the bad, and is slow to see the good. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Eye Copy Share Image
Decided ends are sure signs of a decided character. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Character Copy Share Image
Who has witnessed one free and unconstrained act of yours, has witnessed all. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Freedom 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
Who partakes in another's joys is a more humane character than he who partakes in his griefs. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Character Copy Share Image
Those who speak always and those who never speak are equally unfit for friendship. A food proportion of the talent of listening… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Communication Copy Share Image
You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Enemy Copy Share Image
As a man's salutations, so is the total of his character; in nothing do we lay ourselves so open as in our… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Character Copy Share Image
Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Comedy Copy Share Image
He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is in possession… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Answers Copy Share Image
He who, when called upon to speak a disagreeable truth, tells it boldly and has done is both bolder and milder than… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Cease Copy Share Image
The discovery of truth, by slow progressive meditation, is wisdom. - Intuition of truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Discovery Copy Share Image
Who gives is positive; who receives is negative; still there remains an immense class of mere passives. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Class Copy Share Image
