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Quote by Johann Lavater
The proverbial wisdom of the populace in the street, on the roads,

The proverbial wisdom of the populace in the street, on the roads, and in the markets instructs the ear of him who studies man more fully than a thousand rules ostentatiously displayed. – Johann Lavater

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