“Faces are as legible as books, only with these circumstances to recommend them to our perusal, that they are read in much less time, and are much less likely to deceive us.” BookFacesCircumstancesDeceiving Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“The countenance is more eloquent than the tongue.” FacesTongueEloquentCountenance Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“The affectation of sanctity is a blotch on the face of piety.” FacesPietySanctity Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“A beautiful smile is to the female countenance what the sunbeam is to the landscape; it embellishes an inferior face and redeems an ugly one.” BeautifulFacesFemaleUglyLandscapeInferiorsCountenanceSunbeamsBeautiful Smile Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“True worth is as inevitably discovered by the facial expression, as its opposite is sure to be clearly represented there. The human face is nature's tablet, the truth is certainly written thereon.” HumansFacesWrittenExpressionTruth IsOppositesFacialTabletsHuman FacesFacial ExpressionTrue Worth Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
