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Reuters quote of the day, December 3
03 Dec 2008 10:00:02 GMT
Source: Reuters
Dec 3 (Reuters) - Following is a notable quote from history.

"Suffering isn't ennobling, recovery is."

-- Dr. Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon. On Dec. 3, 1967, Barnard carried out the world's first heart transplant in Cape Town. The patient, Louis Washkansky, lived for 18 days.
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