Johann Kaspar
Johann Kaspar
tongue faces eloquent
The countenance is more eloquent than the tongue.
done crowds reform
He who reforms himself has done more towards reforming the public than a crowd or noisy, impotent patriots.
long waiting mixtures
Injustice arises either from precipitation, or indolence, or from a mixture of both. - The rapid and slow are seldom just; the unjust wait either not at all, or wait too long.
character giving giver
The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
enjoy enjoyment
He scatters enjoyment who can enjoy much.
honesty mean may
He who freely praises what he means to purchase, and he who enumerates the faults of what he means to sell, may set up a partnership with honesty.
decision action poor
It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, mien, inventions and actions of others.
faces sanctity piety
The affectation of sanctity is a blotch on the face of piety.
good-humor
Good-humor is always a success.
silence style may
A gift--its kind, its value and appearance; the silence or the pomp that attends it; the style in which it reaches you--may decide the dignity or vulgarity of the giver.
genius proportion vulgar
The proportion of genius to the vulgar is like one to a million.
house enemy body
As you treat your body, so your house, your domestics, your enemies, your friends. Dress is a table of your contents.
causes reason love-wisdom
Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons; malice only seeks causes.
wise men games
It is possible that a wise and good man may be prevailed on to game; but it is impossible that a professed gamester should be a wise and good man.