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

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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

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

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...

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...

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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.

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...

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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...

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...

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

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.

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...

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 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...