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A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts.

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Pasteur himself was absolutely fearless. Anxious to secure a sample of saliva straight from the jaws of a rabid dog, I once saw him with the glass tube held between his lips draw a few drops of the deadly saliva from the mouth of a rabid bull-dog, held on the table by two assistants, their hands protected by leather gloves.

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A dog gladly admits the superiority of his master over himself, accepts his judgment as final, but, contrary to what dog-lovers believe, he does not consider himself as a slave. His submission is voluntary, and he expects his own small rights to be respected.

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Axel Munthe

Axel Munthe

Born: October 31, 1857
Died: February 11, 1949 (aged 91)
Bio: Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe was a Swedish-born physician and psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele, an autobiographical account of his life and work.
Known for:
  1. The Story of San Michele (1929)
  2. Memories and Vagaries (1898)
  3. Letters from a Mourning City: (Naples. Autumn, 1884)
  4. RED CROSS & IRON CROSS

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