You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.

Quote by Johann Kaspar Lavater

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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...

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...

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

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...

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

He is incapable of truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the...

He is incapable of truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the...

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...

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

He who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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...

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...

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies

Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies

Paranoia will get you through times of no enemies better than enemies will get you...

Paranoia will get you through times of no enemies better than enemies will get you...