He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for...

If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for...

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...

He who can conceal his joys, is greater than he who can hide his griefs

He who can conceal his joys, is greater than he who can hide his griefs

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.

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

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

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise;...

The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise;...

Trust him little who praise all, him less who censures all and him least who...

Trust him little who praise all, him less who censures all and him least who...

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over...

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over...

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

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;...

Great minds comprehend more in a word, a look, a pressure of the hand than...

Great minds comprehend more in a word, a look, a pressure of the hand than...

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...

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.

Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.

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...

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

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.

Liberals tend to put the onus of your success on society and conservatives on you...

Liberals tend to put the onus of your success on society and conservatives on you...

I think Hillary and Bill are really liberals at heart. I think that, in addition...

I think Hillary and Bill are really liberals at heart. I think that, in addition...