Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who can produce what none else can, has genius.

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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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...

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;...

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...

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.

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...

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 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 public seldom forgive twice.

The public seldom forgive twice.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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...

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

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

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.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

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...

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...

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 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,...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.