Paul Petard (1912-1980 was a Frenchbotanist who specialized in the study of native plants of French Polynesia. His book Petard Botanical Plant Encyclopedia is still widely used as a reference, especially for information about traditional applications of TahitianNoni[?] juice
... bravery and
constancy in the struggle of daily existence to which
the vast mass of mankind, who can not be recluses,
are called.
The charge has even been ...