Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle Quotes

In vain we shall penetrate more and more deeply the secrets of the structure of the human body, we shall not dupe nature; we shall die as usual.

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

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• In vain we shall penetrate more and more deeply the secrets of the structure of the human body, we shall not dupe nature; we shall die as usual.

  

  Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
  • Nature
  • Secret
  • Human Body