"Neatness begets order; but from order to taste……" — Johann Kaspar Lavater
"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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Johann Kaspar Lavater
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93 Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater
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He is incapable of a truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the good actions of others.
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The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false.
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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…
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Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
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There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness…
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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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He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.
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Where pride begins, love ceases.
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I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith…
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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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Remorse begets reform.
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Solitude begets whimsies.
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