Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann KasparLavaterwas a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTheologian
Date of Birth15 November 1741
CountryGermany
heartless sneer
A sneer is often the sign of heartless malignity.
energy deprived
He also has energy who cannot be deprived of it.
patience needs
He surely is most in need of another's patience, who has none of his own.
truth character hands
The greatest of characters, no doubt, would be he, who, free of all trifling accidental helps, could see objects through one grand immutable medium, always at hand, and proof against illusion and time, reflecting every object in its true shape and colour through all the fluctuation of things.
happiness art truth
Kiss the hand of him who can renounce what he has publicly taught, when convicted of his error; and who, with heartfelt joy, embraces the truth, though with the sacrifice of favorite opinions.
women sensibility
Sensibility is the power of woman.
wisdom mind repose
Wisdom is the repose of the mind.
greatness action common
He whom common, gross, or stale objects allure, and when obtained, content, is a vulgar being, incapable of greatness in thought or action.
hypocrite passion honest
He who is passionate and hasty is generally honest. It is your cool, dissembling hypocrite of whom you should beware.
want manners
In the society of ladies, want of sense is not so unpardonable as want of manners.
humble pride may
He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.
pride cease
Where pride begins, love ceases.
lying eye daring
Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.
want request rounds
He who goes round about in his requests wants commonly more than he chooses to appear to want.