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The universe is gratis. It cannot be earned, nor need it be earned.

David Steindl-Rast

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David Steindl-Rast
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: July 12
Monk
Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Theologian
Vienna
Austria
Gratis
Earned
Universe
Cannot
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