Johann Kaspar
Johann Kaspar
weak stubbornness
Stubbornness is the strength of the weak.
vigor genius talent
Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who can produce what none else can, has genius.
weak obstinacy fiery
The obstinacy of the indolent and weak is less conquerable than that of the fiery and bold.
misery folly cease
Where consequence ceases, there folly, restlessness and misery begin.
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.
levity produce malice
Indiscretion, rashness, falsehood, levity, and malice, produce each other.
listening talent speak
Those who speak always and those who never speak are equally unfit for friendship. A food proportion of the talent of listening and speaking is the base of social virtues.
cruelty hardy
The cruelty of the effeminate is more dreadful than that or the hardy.
delicacy elegance produce
Neither refinement nor delicacy is indispensable to produce elegance.
humility pride energy
Humility with energy is often mistaken for pride.
impotence
Loudness is impotence.