Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann KasparLavaterwas a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTheologian
Date of Birth15 November 1741
CountryGermany
time stupid hero
He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.
despise made impressed
Who despises all that is despicable is made to be impressed with all that is grand.
fearless gold size
Thinkers are scarce as gold; but he whose thoughts embrace all his subject, and who pursues it uninterruptedly and fearless of consequences, is a diamond of enormous size.
dresses
Dress is an index of your contents.
judgment insincerity malice
The smiles that encourage severity of judgment hide malice and insincerity.
contradiction trade
Who trades in contradictions will not be contradicted.
heartless sneer
A sneer is often the sign of heartless malignity.
trust
Women are proverbially credulous.
arbitrary habit masters
Habit is altogether too arbitrary a master for me to submit to.
hypocrite passion honest
He who is passionate and hasty is generally honest. It is your cool, dissembling hypocrite of whom you should beware.
ears mouths slander
Close thine ear against him that shall open his mouth secretly against another. If thou receivest not his words, they fly back and wound the reporter. If thou dost receive them, they fly forward and wound the receiver.
time vehement cold
If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
humble pride may
He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.
virtue sentinels conscience
Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.