“The worst of all knaves are those who can mimic their former honesty.” WorstHonestyFormerKnavesKnavery Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“He who prorogues the honesty of today till to-morrow will probably prorogue his to-morrows to eternity.” TodayHonestyEternityDelayMorrow Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“An entirely honest man, in the severe sense of the word, exists no more than an entirely dishonest knave: the best and the worst are only approximations of those qualities. Who are those that never contradict themselves? yet honesty never contradicts itself: Who are those that always contradict themselves? yet knavery is mere self-contradiction. Thus the knowledge of man determines not the things themselves, but their proportions, the quan∣tum of congruities and incongruities.” MenSelfQualityWorstHonestHonestyMereDetermineProportionContradictionQuantumSevereHonest ManKnavesApproximationIncongruityKnavery Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“Kiss the hand of him who can renounce what he has publicly taught when convicted of his error, and who, with heartfelt joy, embraces truth, though with the sacrifice of favourite opinions.” ArtHandsTruthHappinessJoyOpinionSacrificeHonestyTaughtKissingEmbraceErrorsHeartfeltRenounce Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“He who freely praises what he means to purchase, and he who enumerates the faults of what he means to sell, may set up a partnership with honesty.” MayMeanHonestyPraiseSellsFaultsPartnership Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.” MenAirHonestySaintPretension Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
