"The obstinacy of the indolent and weak is……" — Johann Kaspar Lavater
"The obstinacy of the indolent and weak is less conquerable than that of the fiery and bold."
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
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93 Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater has 93 quotes on this site.
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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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Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.
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In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.
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I like bold colors but usually wear black.
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Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.
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I don't understand a way to work other than bold-facedly running towards failure.
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'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.
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If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold.
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When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other…
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Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't…
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