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Those who spread their sails in the right way to the winds of the earth will always find themselves born by a current towards the open seas.

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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