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God does not rule the world outwardly by gravitation and chemical affinity, but inwardly in the heart of man: as is your soul, so will the destiny be of the world in which you live and do.

Egon Friedell

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Egon Friedell
Age: 60 †
Born: 1878
Born: January 21
Died: 1938
Died: March 16
Cultural Historian
Film Actor
Historian
Journalist
Philosopher
Stage Actor
Translator
Writer
Vienna
Austria
Egon Friedmann
Egon Friedländer
Doe
Gravitation
Soul
Inwardly
Live
Affinity
Heart
Chemical
Men
Chemicals
World
Rule
Destiny
Religion
Outwardly

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