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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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.

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.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

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...

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But...

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But...

Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in...

Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in...