Class Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

“Who gives is positive; who receives is negative; still there remains an immense class of mere passives.” quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater — Download Open image

“Who gives is positive; who receives is negative; still there remains an immense class of mere passives.”

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Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

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Habit is altogether too arbitrary a master for me to submit to.

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The horse-laugh indicates brutality of character.

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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?

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Before thou callest a man hero or genius, investigate whether his exertion has features of indelibility; for all that is celestial, all genius, is…

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“Si quieres ser sabio, aprende a interrogar razonablemente, a escuchar con atención, a responder serenamente y a callar cuando no tengas nada que decir.”

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The creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot on storms.

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The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

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Who affects useless singularities has surely a little mind.

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Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.

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True worth is as inevitably discovered by the facial expression, as its opposite is sure to be clearly represented there. The human face is…

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Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

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