"The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time."
-Johann Kaspar Lavater
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"If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.“
-Johann Kaspar Lavater
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"The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time."
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"Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers."
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"Neatness begets order but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship."
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"The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time."
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"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."
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