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Existence is self-enjoyment, by means of some object distinct from ourselves.
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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Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.
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He submits himself to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
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