Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes

Most popular Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes

The public seldom forgives twice. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
The public seldom forgives twice.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
Sensibility is the power of woman. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
Sensibility is the power of woman.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart? - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?
— Johann Kaspar Lavater Aphorisms on Man
Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater Wanting
All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater Aphorisms on Man

affectation

Say not you know a man entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
Say not you know a man entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater

character human nature inheritance

Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater Aphorisms on Man

inheritance

The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
There are but three classes of men, the retrograde, the stationary, and the progressive. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
There are but three classes of men, the retrograde, the stationary, and the progressive.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
A man submits to be seen through a micro-scope who suffers himself to be caught in a passion. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
A man submits to be seen through a micro-scope who suffers himself to be caught in a passion.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
Trust those not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
Trust those not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
Each particle of matter is an immensity; each leaf a world; each insect an inexplicable compendium. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
Each particle of matter is an immensity; each leaf a world; each insect an inexplicable compendium.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
Trust them little who praises all, those less who censures all, and them least who are indifferent about all. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
Trust them little who praises all, those less who censures all, and them least who are indifferent about all.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
The discovery of truth by slow, progressive meditation is talent.  Intuition of the truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
The discovery of truth by slow, progressive meditation is talent.  Intuition of the truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater Aphorisms on Man

talent talent & genius genius

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. - Johann Kaspar Lavater quote.
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.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater

genius talent talent & genius

The manner of giving shows the character of the giver more than the gift itself.  There is a princely manner of giving, and a royal manner of accepting.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater Aphorisms on Man

Giving