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“What is it that makes all of us end each day with the sense that we have not lived our time, but have been lived, used by what we do?”

Quote by Jacob Needleman

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Jacob Needleman

Jacob Needleman, born on October 6, 1934, is a renowned philosopher whose work spans ethics, religious philosophy, and psychology, profoundly influencing contemporary philosophy and culture. more

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