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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.

Karl Kraus

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Karl Kraus
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 28
Died: 1936
Died: June 12
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Translator
Writer
Jicin
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Grown
Ideals
Short
Child
Discard
Children
Wears
Never
Learns
Pants

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