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The only way forward is in the direction of a common passion, for nothing in the universe can ultimately resist the cumulative ardor of the collective soul.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1881
Born: May 1
Died: 1955
Died: April 10
Catholic Priest
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Specialisation paralyses, ultra-specialisation kills. Palaeontology is littered with such catastrophes.
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Faith has need of the whole truth.
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