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Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

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Alexis Carrel
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: June 28
Died: 1944
Died: August 21
Biologist
Physiologist
Sociologist
Surgeon
Mont-Chalier
Sculptors
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Marble
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Cannot
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Without
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Men
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