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Vivien de Saint-Martin Quotes

1802–1896 France

Louis Vivien (17 May 1802 – 26 December 1896), called Vivien de Saint-Martin, was a 19th-century French geographer.

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The trace of the ancient riverbed was recently found, still quite recognizable, and was followed far to the west. [This discovery] confirmed the correctness of the tradition.

Whether I am destined to fulfil it. Human life is brief, and its necessities often painful; the number of days we are granted is rarely sufficient to the realization of the projects nurtured by our mind with the greatest love.

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