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

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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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...

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...

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 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;...

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He...

Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He...

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 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...

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...

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

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...

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

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

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

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 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 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...

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

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

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare...

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare...

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

So many people are waiting for their happiness to come. It's not here yet, but...

So many people are waiting for their happiness to come. It's not here yet, but...