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Martin Buber Quotes: How would man exist if God did not need him, and how would you exist? You need God in order to be, and God needs you - for that is the meaning of your life.
         

How would man exist if God did not need him, and how would you exist? You need God in order to be, and God needs you - for that is the meaning of your life.


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All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.



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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.



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Solitude is the place of purification.



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