"I am prejudiced in favor of him who,……" — Johann Kaspar Lavater
"I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness."
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93 Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.
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Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.
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Where pride begins, love ceases.
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Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.
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Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.
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