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Keep your passions in check, but beware of giving your reason free rein.

Karl Kraus

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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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Passion
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Keep
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Reason
Beware
Giving
Passions

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