There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Affectation lights a candle to our defects, and though it may gratify ourselves, it disgusts all others
Johann Kaspar Lavater
He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.
Johann Kaspar Lavater