Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister of justice, and undisguised truth?

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

Why lie? I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.

I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

I am not a hypocrite.

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.

Never let your fame outshine your truth.

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none.

Modesty is good. But not when it comes at the cost of honesty.

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

Integrity can be neither lost nor concealed nor faked nor quenched nor artificially come by nor outlived, nor, I believe, in the long run, denied.

Honest is how I want to look. The truth doesn't glitter and shine.

Courage and modesty are the most unequivocal of virtues, for they are of a kind that hypocrisy cannot imitate; they too have this quality in common, that they are expressed by the same color.

The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.

I never brag, how real i keep it, cause thats the best secret.

The Truth never flaunted a sign.

Humility is all about being truthful and honest.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

Humility is truth.

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.

Sincerity may be humble but she cannot be servile.

When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can.