Johann Kaspar Lavater ( 10 of 17 )
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith read more
I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.
Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.
Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.
Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in read more
He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.
There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.
There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed.
He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed.
