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Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man.

Martin Heidegger

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Martin Heidegger
Age: 86 †
Born: 1889
Born: September 26
Died: 1976
Died: May 26
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The song still remains which names the land over which it sings.
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We name time when we say: every thing has its time. This means: everything which actually is, every being comes and goes at the right time and remains for a time during the time allotted to it. Every thing has its time.
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The German language speaks Being, while all the others merely speak of Being.
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