Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Action)

He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Action)

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Agreement)

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. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Candor)

You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Character)

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Character)

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Conscience)

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Deception)

Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He only who acts conscientiously toward himself, will act so toward others. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Dependence)

Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Eyes)

If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Fanatics and Fanaticism)

Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Friends and Friendship)

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. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Genius)

Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - Genius)

Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man. - (Lavater, Johann Kaspar - God)