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Of course we do not live in order to eat, but it is not really true to say that we eat in order to live we eat because we are hungry. Desire has no further intentions behind it... it is a good will.
Emmanuel Levinas
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Emmanuel Levinas
Age: 89 †
Born: 1905
Born: December 30
Died: 1995
Died: December 25
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