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Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes: He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is in possession of some of the best requisites of man
         

He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is in possession of some of the best requisites of man


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Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.



You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.



The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.



What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?



You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.



Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.



Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.



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.



Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.



Sensibility is the power of woman.

Sensibility is the power of woman.





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You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.



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The quality of a conqueror is to be judged as much by what he spears as by what he spares



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If you have enough fantasies you're ready in the event that something happens.



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When you're fighting for social justice, one of my biggest pet peeves is speaking out of ignorance.



George theThird Ought never to have occurred. One can only wonder At so grotesque a blunder.

George theThird Ought never to have occurred. One can only wonder At so grotesque a blunder.



When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.

When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.



As for opinions, if they're not pleasant they'd better be kept to yourself. I learned that early in life and forget it every day.

As for opinions, if they're not pleasant they'd better be kept to yourself. I learned that early in life and forget it every day.



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I want to know one thing, what is color?



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