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I think no human being can give more than this. Making life possible for the other, if only for a moment.

Martin Buber

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Martin Buber
Age: 87 †
Born: 1878
Born: February 8
Died: 1965
Died: June 13
Bible Translator
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Existentialist
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Pedagogue
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Vienna
Austria
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