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

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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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

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

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

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...

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same...

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same...

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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.

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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...

Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and...

Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and...

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...

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from...

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from...

What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?

What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.