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“In normal life one is often not at all aware that we always receive infinitely more than we give, and that gratitude is what enriches life. One easily overestimates the importance of one’s own acts and deeds, compared with what we become only through other people.”

Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Book:Letters and Papers from Prison
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Letters and Papers from Prison

This compilation includes correspondence and written works that offer insights into the thoughts and experiences of an individual during their time in prison. more

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

German pastor, theologian, philosopher, and member of the resistance against the Nazis. Born on February 4, 1906, in Germany, he was executed on April 9, 1945 in a concentration camp. more

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