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

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

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;...

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.

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

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

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.

He who reforms himself has done more toward reforming the public than a crowd of...

He who reforms himself has done more toward reforming the public than a crowd of...

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

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

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...

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,...

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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...

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...

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...

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

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...

Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a...

Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a...

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

A child's hand in yours-what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly...

A child's hand in yours-what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly...