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“If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself.”

Quote by Martin Heidegger

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Martin Heidegger

German philosopher and a pioneer of existentialism, known for works such as 'Being and Time'. more

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