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Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic. – Alexis Carrel

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The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of ones day and every night to examine the results obtained. – Alexis Carrel

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