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The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

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Alexis Carrel
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: June 28
Died: 1944
Died: August 21
Biologist
Physiologist
Sociologist
Surgeon
Mont-Chalier
Make
Plan
Plans
Results
Morning
Reasonably
Night
Obtained
Live
Examine
Every
Efficiency
Way
Efficient

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