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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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...

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...

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...

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;...

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

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

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

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

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...

He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious,...

He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious,...

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...

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.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

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...

Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.

Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.

In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number...

In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number...

The book is closed, the year is done, The pages full of tasks begun. A...

The book is closed, the year is done, The pages full of tasks begun. A...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the...

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the...

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the...