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Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.
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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He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.
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