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Thousands are hated, while none are loved without a real cause
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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Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.
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