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To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before nightfall the distance assigned to each of us.

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Alexis Carrel
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: June 28
Died: 1944
Died: August 21
Biologist
Physiologist
Sociologist
Surgeon
Mont-Chalier
Enough
Cover
Must
Accidents
Accomplish
Distance
Merely
Prudently
Road
Nightfall
Destiny
Assigned
Also
Guard

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