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Book cover for Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began
I pass the imposing archway of the Royal College of Surgeons, an inscription on its threshold presents an invitation too tempting to ignore. “Hic sanitas,” say the letters etched on the pavement. Here is health.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Aristotle
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Aristotle

Dalai Lama XIV
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
Dalai Lama XIV

David Sedaris
“If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.”
David Sedaris, Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays

Nicolas Chamfort
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
Nicolas Chamfort

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