The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
From Johann Kaspar Lavater
What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.
Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.
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 else can, has genius.
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.
Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.
The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise; the hero sees both; diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate, and so conquers.
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.
If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.
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