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“This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us . . . to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves, to act in such a way that some part of us lives on. This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us . . . to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves, to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.”

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Aphorisms is a compilation of short, thought-provoking sayings that offer wisdom and reflection on life, philosophy, and human nature. more

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Oswald Spengler

Oswald Spengler was a German philosopher and historian, born on May 29, 1880, and died on May 8, 1936. He is best known for his work 'The Decline of the West', which proposed a theory of cultural cycles, suggesting that civilizations and cultures follow a cycle of growth, maturity, and decline. more

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