I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

Topics: Faith Quotes, Humanity Quotes, Safety Quotes

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

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 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

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

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

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

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...

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...

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.

The public seldom forgive twice.

The public seldom forgive twice.

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 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

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

If there is anything more dangerous to the life of the mind than having no...

If there is anything more dangerous to the life of the mind than having no...