More from Johann Kaspar Lavater

  1. Say not you know another entirely, till you have divided an inheritance with him.
  2. If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
  3. You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.
  4. He who, when called upon to speak a disagreeable truth, tells it boldly and has done is both bolder and milder than he who nibbles in a low…
  5. 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 none …
  6. Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.
  7. Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.
  8. Trust not him with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

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