Who affects useless singularities has surely a little mind. Johann Kaspar Lavater More Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater More Quotes From Johann Kaspar Lavater Have I done aught of value to my fellow-men? Then have I done much for myself. Johann Kaspar Lavater donefellow-manmen In the society of ladies, want of sense is not so unpardonable as want of manners. Johann Kaspar Lavater wantmanners As a man's salutations, so is the total of his character; in nothing do we lay ourselves so open as in our manner of meeting and salutation. Johann Kaspar Lavater mannerscharactermen A beautiful smile is to the female countenance what the sunbeam is to the landscape; it embellishes an inferior face and redeems an ugly one. Johann Kaspar Lavater uglyfemalebeautiful Softness of smile indicates softness of character. Johann Kaspar Lavater softnesscharacter What is the elevation of the soul? A prompt, delicate, certain feeling for all that is beautiful, all that is grand; a quick resolution to do the greatest good by the smallest means; a great benevolence joined to a great strength and great humility. Johann Kaspar Lavater humilitybeautifulmean Who values gold above all, considers all else as trifling. Johann Kaspar Lavater triflingvaluesgold Each particle of matter is an immensity, each leaf a world, each insect an inexplicable compendium. Johann Kaspar Lavater inexplicablematterworld Women are proverbially credulous. Johann Kaspar Lavater trust The man who loves with his whole heart truth will love still more he who suffers for truth. Johann Kaspar Lavater truthheartmen Trust him little who praise all, him less who censures all and him least who is indifferent about all. Johann Kaspar Lavater indifferencetrustlittles He who attempts to make others believe in means which he himself despises is a puffer; he who makes use of more means than he knows to be necessary is a quack; and he who ascribes to those means a greater efficacy than his own experience warrants is an impostor. Johann Kaspar Lavater deceitmeanbelieve Weaknesses, so called, are nothing more nor less than vice in disguise! Johann Kaspar Lavater disguiseweaknessvices Words are the wings of actions. Johann Kaspar Lavater actionwings The ambitious sacrifices all to what he terms honor, as the miser all to money. Johann Kaspar Lavater sacrificeambitionhonor He also has energy who cannot be deprived of it. Johann Kaspar Lavater deprivedenergy A sneer is often the sign of heartless malignity. Johann Kaspar Lavater sneerheartless Vociferation and calmness of character seldom meet in the same person. Johann Kaspar Lavater calmnesspersonscharacter Many very intelligent agreeable persons have warts on the forehead, not brown, nor very large, between the eyebrows, which have nothing in them offensive or disgusting. - But a large brown wart on the upper lip, especially when it is bristly, will be found in no person who is not defective in something essential, or at least remarkable for some conspicuous failing. Johann Kaspar Lavater lipseyebrowsintelligent Thinkers are as scarce as gold. Johann Kaspar Lavater scarcethinkergold
