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Whatever obscurities may involve religious tenets, humility and love constitute the essence of true religion the humble is formed to adore, the loving to associate with eternal love.
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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