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

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...

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my...

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and...

Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and...

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.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed

He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed

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;...

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...

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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.

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...