277 Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater

The less you can enjoy, the poorer, the scantier yourself, – the more you can enjoy, the richer, the more vigorous.

The policy of adapting one’s self to circumstances makes all ways smooth.

Dread more the blunderer’s friendship than the calumniator’s enmity.

As man’s love or hatred, so he. Love and hatred exist only personified.

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.

The quicker, the louder, the applause with which another tries to gain you over to his purpose – the bitterer his censure if he miss his aim.

A fop of fashion is the mercer’s friend, the tailor’s fool, and his own foe.

The more uniform a man’s voice, step, manner of conversation, handwriting – the more quiet, uniform, settled, his actions, his character.

True genius repeats itself forever, and never repeats itself – one ever varied sense beams novelty and unity on all.