Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Born: November 15, 1741
Died: January 2, 1801 (aged 59)
Bio: Johann Kaspar Lavater was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian.
Known for:
- Essays on physiognomy (1789)
- Aphorisms on man
- Physiognomy