What did Johann Kaspar Lavater mean by: The worst of all knaves are those who can mimic their former honesty. Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland Copy
+ The public seldom forgive twice. Author, September 17, 2023January 2, 2025, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Forgiveness, Public, Trust, 0 Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland
+ Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Lies, Perception, Truth, 0 Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland
+ Know in the first place, that mankind agree in essence, as they do in limbs and senses. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Agreement, Humanity, Unity, 0 Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland
+ The proportion of genius to the vulgar is like one to a million. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Genius, Proportion, 0 Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland
+ He who goes round about in his requests wants commonly more than he chooses to appear to want. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Communication, Deception, Desire, 0 Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland
+ The worst of faces still is human. Author, July 6, 2023January 2, 2025, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Appearance, Humanity, Imperfection, 0 Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland
+ Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once. Author, June 19, 2023January 2, 2025, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Clarity, Perception, Understanding, 0 Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland
+ Who recollects distinctly his past adventures, knows his destiny to come. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Awareness, Fate, Memory, 0 Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet, writer, and theologian · Switzerland
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible. Frank Herbert Author · USA
The same vices which are huge and insupportable in others we do not feel in ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
