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

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed

He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed

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.

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...

Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do...

Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do...

He who has not forgiven an enemy has not yet tasted one of the most...

He who has not forgiven an enemy has not yet tasted one of the most...

He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious,...

He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious,...

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...

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...

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...

Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can...

Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can...

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

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...

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.

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

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

The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of...

The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of...

You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the...

You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the...

True poverty does not come from God.

True poverty does not come from God.