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Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing.

Jean Rostand

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Jean Rostand
Age: 82 †
Born: 1894
Born: October 30
Died: 1977
Died: September 4
Biologist
Historian
Philosopher
Writer
Paris
France
Reality
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Proposes
Propose
Choosing
Taste
Choices
Often
Away

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