All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

Topics: Poverty Quotes

Let none turn over books or scan the stars in quest of God who see...

Let none turn over books or scan the stars in quest of God who see...

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my...

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my...

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted...

He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted...

He is incapable of truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the...

He is incapable of truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the...

Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.

Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.

Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He...

Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He...

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many...

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many...

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are...

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are...

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

To know yourself you have only to set down a true statement of those that...

To know yourself you have only to set down a true statement of those that...

You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine...

You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine...

You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing;...

You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing;...

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from...

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from...

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has...

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has...

There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.

There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.

Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.

Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.

Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing...

Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing...

Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD, but he offers his friendship to the...

Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD, but he offers his friendship to the...

Love is the bridge between two hearts.

Love is the bridge between two hearts.