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“In the life of a man, his time is but a moment, his being an incessant flux, his senses dim rushlight, his body a prey of worms, his soul an unquiet eddy, his fortune dark, and his fame doubtful. In short, all that is of the body is a coursing waters, all that is of the soul as dreams and vapours; life a warfare, a brief sojourning in an alien land; and after repute, oblivion. Where then, can man find the power to guide and guard his steps? In one thing and one alone: the love of knowledge.” [1]—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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Moran, M.E. (2014). Epilogue. In: Urolithiasis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8196-6_33
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