Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is indifferent to everything.

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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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...

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...

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

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.

The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.

The public seldom forgive twice.

The public seldom forgive twice.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

The mind is a wonderfull servant, but a terrible master

The mind is a wonderfull servant, but a terrible master

From the respect paid to property flow, as from a poisoned fountain, most of the...

From the respect paid to property flow, as from a poisoned fountain, most of the...