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The world is not divine sport, it is divine destiny. There is a divine meaning of the world, of man, of human persons, of you and me.

Martin Buber

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Martin Buber
Age: 87 †
Born: 1878
Born: February 8
Died: 1965
Died: June 13
Bible Translator
Educator
Existentialist
Literary Editor
Pedagogue
Philosopher
Translator
University Teacher
Writer
Vienna
Austria
World
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Sports
Persons
Human
Humans
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