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Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive.

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Alexis Carrel
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: June 28
Died: 1944
Died: August 21
Biologist
Physiologist
Sociologist
Surgeon
Mont-Chalier
Destructive
Hatred
Laws
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Life
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Forbidden
Jealousy
Essentially

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