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Martin Buber was a German philosopher known for his profound insights into human relationships. His work 'I and Thou' explored the direct relationship between individuals, which had a profound impact on existentialism and philosophical anthropology.

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Famous Martin Buber Quotes

“If we had the power over the ends of the earth, it would not give us that fulfillment of existence which a quiet devoted relationship to nearby life can give us.”

Ifs Giving Ends Earth Existence Quiet Fulfillment Devoted

Book:Hasidism and modern man

Source: Hasidism and modern man

“Religion means goal and way, politics implies end and means. The political end is recognizable by the fact that it may be attained--in success--and its attainment is historically recorded. The religious goal remains, even in man's highest experiences, that which simply provides direction on the mortal way; it never enters into historical consummation.”

Men Way May Mean Ends Facts Political Religion Politics Goal Religious Highest Remains Historical Mortals Attainment Ends And Means

Book:Pointing the way: collected essays. Edited and translated with an introd. by Maurice S. Friedman

Source: Pointing the way: collected essays. Edited and translated with an introd. by Maurice S. Friedman

“To begin with oneself but not to end with onself. To start from oneself but not to aim at oneself.”

Ends Aim Oneself

Book:Hasidism and modern man

Source: Hasidism and modern man

“When a man grows aware of a new way in which to serve God, he should carry it around with him secretly, and without uttering it, for nine months, as though he were pregnant with it, and let others know of it only at the end of that time, as though it were a birth.”

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Book:Ten Rungs: Collected Hasidic Sayings

Source: Ten Rungs: Collected Hasidic Sayings

“Every person born into the world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique....If there had been someone like her in the world, there would have been no need for her to be born." --Martin Buber as quoted in Narrative Means for Sober Ends, by Jon Diamond, p.78”

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Author:Martin Buber

“The historical religions have the tendency to become ends in themselves, and, as it were, to put themselves in God's place, and, in fact, there is nothing that is so apt to obscure God's face as a religion.”

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Author:Martin Buber

About the Author

Born: February 8, 1878
Died: June 13, 1965
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 152

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I and ThouRelated source material

Between Man and ManRelated source material

Hasidism and modern manRelated source material

Ten Rungs: Collected Hasidic SayingsRelated source material

To Hallow this Life: An AnthologyRelated source material

Israel and the World: Essays in a Time of CrisisRelated source material

Tales of the HasidimRelated source material

Great twentieth century Jewish philosophers: Shestov, Rosenzweig, Buber, with selections from their writingsRelated source material

HasidismRelated source material

Martin Buber on Psychology and Psychotherapy: Essays, Letters, and DialogueRelated source material

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