"Softness of smile indicates softness of character."

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Source : "Aphorisms on man. Translated from the original manuscript of the Rev. John Caspar Lavater, citizen of Zuric" by Johann Kaspar Lavater, New-York: re-printed by T. and J. Swords, for Berry and Rogers, Hanover-Square, 1790.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

#Character Quotes #Softness Quotes

“The prison system today is so messed up. Some people say, "Some criminals are made in prison," and it's actually true. The numbers and the facts are very clear. Almost 70% re-offend, and they re-offend, more often than not, with a worse crime than what they were put away for. And what's mind-boggling is that it's not in anyone's interests. It's a waste of enormous resources, with money, but also all of these young men and women that have their lives ruined.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Look deep into the hearts of men, and see what delights and disgusts the wise.”
“This is the first kiss that we're both fully aware of. Neither of us hobbled by sickness or pain or simply unconscious. Our lips neither burning with fever or icy cold. This is the first kiss where I actually feel stirring inside my chest. Warm and curious. This is the first kiss that makes me want another.”
“With documentaries, you go in with an open-mind but knowing what you want.”

Source : "Norwood Fisher and director Chris Metzler discuss upcoming Fishbone documentary". Interview with Tom Santilli, www.axs.com. December 14, 2011.
“People who can write a book usually do.”
“We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial, there is a simplicity that is refreshing.”
“The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not put down forever, it may be set back for centuries.”
“Ballet is not technique, not a way of doing things, but a means of expression that comes perhaps more closely to the inner language of man than any other.”

Source : "This thing called ballet".

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