Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann KasparLavaterwas a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTheologian
Date of Birth15 November 1741
CountryGermany
feels
The freer you feel yourself in the presence of another, the more free is he.
humility pride energy
Humility with energy is often mistaken for pride.
impotence
Loudness is impotence.
calumny-is benefits rogues
His calumny is not only the greatest benefit a rogue can confer on us, but the only service he will perform for nothing.
envy perfection faults
Just so far as we are pleased at finding faults, are we displeased at finding perfection.
looks shelter common
Evasions are the common shelter of the hard-hearted, the false and impotent when called upon to assist; the really great alone plan instantaneous help, even when their looks or words presage difficulties.
laughter stills weeping
And still, laughter is akin to weeping.
mediocrity half talent
Half talent is no talent.
humble say-anything would-be
Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak; the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself.
faces sanctity piety
The affectation of sanctity is a blotch on the face of piety.
self way smooth
The policy of adapting one's self to circumstances makes all ways smooth.
smart giving biting
Beware of biting jests; the more truth they carry with them, the greater wounds they give, the greater smarts they cause, and the greater scars they leave behind them.
forgiveness distance forgiving
Receive no satisfaction for premeditated impertinence; forget it, forgive it, but keep him inexorably at a distance who offered it.
forgiveness embrace divine
There is a manner of forgiveness so divine that you are ready to embrace the offender for having called it forth.