Johann Kaspar Lavater

“The more uniform a man's voice, step, manner of conversation, handwriting--the more quiet, uniform, and settled his actions, his character.”

“He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.”

“Say not you know another entirely, till you have divided an inheritance with him.”

“Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is indifferent to everything.”

“The great rule of moral conduct is, next to God, to respect time.”

“He who has not a good memory is seldom a good liar.”

“If you want to know a man, you have only to observe how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

“Actions, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell characters.”

“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.”

“Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who can produce what is absolutely perfect, has genius.”

“The friend of order has made half his way to virtue.”

“Trust not him that hath once broken faith.”

“The clearer the stream, the more visible the bottom.”

“He who is always his own master is a slave.”