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Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery.

Claude Bernard

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Claude Bernard
Age: 64 †
Born: 1813
Born: July 12
Died: 1878
Died: February 10
Physician Writer
Physiologist
Politician
Professor
Psychologist
Torment
Unknown
Discovery
Joy
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