Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann KasparLavaterwas a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTheologian
Date of Birth15 November 1741
CountryGermany
character ends decided
Decided ends are sure signs of a decided character.
running curiosity three
Avoid him who from mere curiosity asks three questions running about a thing that cannot interest Him.
men forever invisible
Man is forever the same; the same under every form, in all situations and relations that admit of free and unrestrained exertion. The same regard which you have for yourself, you have for others, for nature, for the invisible ... which you call God.
trust secret paper
Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
missing trying gains
The quicker, the louder, the applause with which another tries to gain you over to his purpose--the bitterer his censure if he miss his aim.
likes speak conceit
The more any one speaks of himself, the less he likes to hear another talked of.
inheritance knows divided
Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.
calmness grandeur
Calmness of will is a sign of grandeur.
acquisition acquaintance one-thing
The acquisition of will, for one thing exclusively, presupposes entire acquaintance with many others.
humble anxiety secret
Who is open without levity; generous without waste; secret without craft; humble without meanness; bold without insolence; cautious without anxiety; regular, yet not formal; mild, yet not timid; firm, yet not tyrannical--is made to pass the ordeal of honor, friendship, virtue.
essence firsts limbs
Know in the first place, that mankind agree in essence, as they do in limbs and senses.
levity produce malice
Indiscretion, rashness, falsehood, levity, and malice, produce each other.
inspirational agreement wish
If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.
eye
Avoid the eye that discovers with rapidity the bad, and is slow to see the good.