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The mingled incentives which lead to action are often too subtle and lie too deep for us to analyze.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
Age: 59 †
Born: 1741
Born: November 15
Died: 1801
Died: January 2
Criminologist
Illustrator
Painter
Philosopher
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City of Zurich
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