“Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.”
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Famous Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes
“The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.”
“To know yourself you have only to set down a true statement of those that ever loved or hated you.”
“If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.”
“Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.”
“He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.”
“Where there is much pretension, much has been borrowed; nature never pretends.”
“All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich”
“He who can conceal his joys, is greater than he who can hide his griefs”
“Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.”
“Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.”
“The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.”
“Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.”
“Strange that cowards cannot see that their greatest safety lies in dauntless courage.”