There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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...

The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise;...

The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise;...

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

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...

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...