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Only in prayer do we achieve that complete and harmonious assembly of body, mind, and spirit which gives the frail human reed its unshakable strength.

Alexis Carrel

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Alexis Carrel
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: June 28
Died: 1944
Died: August 21
Biologist
Physiologist
Sociologist
Surgeon
Mont-Chalier
Body
Harmonious
Human
Assembly
Humans
Complete
Giving
Strength
Mind
Gives
Reed
Achieve
Unshakable
Prayer
Reeds
Spirit
Frail

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