Man is forever the same; the same under every form, in all situations and relations that admit of free and unrestrained exertion. The same regard which you have for yourself, you have for others, for nature, for the invisible ... which you call God. Johann Kaspar Lavater More Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater More Quotes From Johann Kaspar Lavater Whenever a man undergoes a considerable change, in consequence of being observed by others, whenever he assumes another gait, another language, than what he had before he thought himself observed, be advised to guard yourself against him. Johann Kaspar Lavater assuming language men Who is respectable when thinking himself alone and free from observation will be so before the eye of all the world. Johann Kaspar Lavater eye world thinking Who trades in contradictions will not be contradicted. Johann Kaspar Lavater contradiction trade Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart? Johann Kaspar Lavater pedants heart war He who is passionate and hasty is generally honest. It is your cool, dissembling hypocrite of whom you should beware. Johann Kaspar Lavater honest passion hypocrite He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur. Johann Kaspar Lavater pursuit want littles 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. Johann Kaspar Lavater mixtures waiting long It is one of my favorite thoughts that God manifests Himself to men in all the wise, good, humble, generous, great, and magnanimous men. Johann Kaspar Lavater humble god wise Take here the grand secret; if not of pleasing all, yet of displeasing none, and court mediocrity, avoid originality, and sacrifice to fashion. Johann Kaspar Lavater clothes sacrifice fashion A great passion has no partner. Johann Kaspar Lavater great-passion partners passion Who will sacrifice nothing, and enjoy all, is a fool. Johann Kaspar Lavater fool sacrifice enjoy Wishes run over in loquacious impotence, will presses on with laconic energy. Johann Kaspar Lavater energy wish running Trust him with none of thy individualities who is, or pretends to be, two things at once. Johann Kaspar Lavater individuality hypocrisy two Who knows whence he comes, where he is, and whither he tends, he, and he alone, is wise. Johann Kaspar Lavater wisdom wise knows The discovery of truth, by slow progressive meditation, is wisdom. - Intuition of truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius. Johann Kaspar Lavater intuition meditation discovery How few our real wants, and how vast our imaginary ones! Johann Kaspar Lavater imaginary real want Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child. Johann Kaspar Lavater It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, inventions and actions of others. Johann Kaspar Lavater 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. Johann Kaspar Lavater You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be. Johann Kaspar Lavater best good you friends
