Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes


He who, when called upon to speak a disagreeable truth, tells it boldly and has done is both bolder and milder than he who nibbles in a low voice and never ceases nibbling.


Citations

Lavater, Johann Caspar. Aphorisms on Man. Translated by Henry Fuseli, J. Johnson, 1788, p. 58.

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Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater
  • Born: November 15, 1741
  • Died: January 2, 1801
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Theologian

Johann Kaspar (or Caspar) Lavater was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian.