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

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Karl Kraus
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 28
Died: 1936
Died: June 12
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
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Jicin
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Never
Learns
Pants
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