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Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
Age: 59 †
Born: 1741
Born: November 15
Died: 1801
Died: January 2
Criminologist
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City of Zurich
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Malice is poisoned by her own venom.
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Who has witnessed one free and unconstrained act of yours, has witnessed all.
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