63 ordspråk av Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater
I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.
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If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
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If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already
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Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.
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Let none turn over books or scan the stars in quest of God who see Him not in man
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Mistrust the man who finds everything good; the man who finds everything evil; and still more the man who is indifferent to everything
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Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is indifferent to everything.
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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.
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Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.
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Say not you know another entirely, till you have divided an inheritance with him
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Stubbornness is the strength of the weak.
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The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.
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The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.
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The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
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The merely just can generally bear great virtues as little as great vices.
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