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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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.

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...

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.

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...

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

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...

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...

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...

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

Too much gravity argues a shallow mind

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 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,...

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.

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...

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...

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

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...

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Experience is a long road and an expensive school

Experience is a long road and an expensive school

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.