Johann Kaspar
Johann Kaspar
inspire mind superstitions
Superstition always inspires littleness, religion grandeur of mind; the superstitious raises beings inferior to himself to deities.
silence speech values
Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence.
delicacy elegance produce
Neither refinement nor delicacy is indispensable to produce elegance.
enjoy enjoyment vigorous
The less you can enjoy, the poorer, the scantier yourself,--the more you can enjoy, the richer, the more vigorous.
degrees egotism
Let the degree of egotism be the measure of confidence.
fashion tailors fool
A fop of fashion is the mercer's friend, the tailor's fool, and his own foe.
envy perfection faults
Just so far as we are pleased at finding faults, are we displeased at finding perfection.
love differences order
Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.
reading protect worthless
God protects those he loves from worthless reading.
heart humility pride
There are no friends more inseparable than pride and hardness of heart, humility and love, falsehood and impudence.
fashion sacrifice clothes
Take here the grand secret; if not of pleasing all, yet of displeasing none, and court mediocrity, avoid originality, and sacrifice to fashion.
time next moral
The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.
ignorance men class
There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.
enlightening defeat
Defeat serves to enlighten us.