What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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The public seldom forgive twice.

The public seldom forgive twice.

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

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from...

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

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.

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...

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...

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want,...

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want,...

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.