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Nothing truly real is forgotten eternally, because everything real comes from eternity and goes to eternity.

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Paul Tillich
Age: 79 †
Born: 1886
Born: August 20
Died: 1965
Died: October 22
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Paul Johannes Oskar Tillich
Paul Johannes Tillich
Eternity
Truly
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Nothing
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Forgotten

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