Consequence Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

“Thinkers are scarce as gold; but he whose thoughts embrace all his subject, and who pursues it uninterruptedly and fearless of consequences, is a diamond of enormous size.” quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater — Download Open image

“Thinkers are scarce as gold; but he whose thoughts embrace all his subject, and who pursues it uninterruptedly and fearless of consequences, is a diamond of enormous size.”

Johann Kaspar Lavater

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