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If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.
Paracelsus
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Paracelsus
Age: 47 †
Born: 1493
Born: November 10
Died: 1541
Died: September 24
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