Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 – 1801) was a Swiss writer, poet, and philosopher. Following the completion of his studies through the Collegium Carolinum he devoted his life to the work of a minister. His sermons were very popular, as were his mystical writings, and many people from near and far sought his pastoral advice. His numerous works include both prose, poetry, and letters, his most famous being Essays on Physiognomy.
Quotes by Johann Caspar Lavater…
That which causes us to think is dear to us, and everything which gives even a small impulse to our faculties is agreeable.
Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.
You can depend upon no man, upon no friend, but on him who depends upon himself. Only he who acts beneficially towards himself will act so towards others.
He who diligently attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers, and ceases when he has no more to say, is in possession of some of the best requirements of conversation.
He who reforms himself has done more towards reforming the public than a crowd of noisy, impotent patriots.
The moral enthusiast, who in the maze of his subtleties, loses or despises the plain paths of honesty and duty, is on the brink of crimes.
Thinkers are as scarce as gold, but he whose thoughts embrace all his subject, pursues it persistently and is fearless of consequences, is a diamond of enormous size.
