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If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.

Christopher Dawson

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wenn der Mensch sich auf ein zufriedenes tierisches Dasein beschränkt und vom Leben nur fragt, was ein solches Dasein geben kann, verschwinden die höheren Werte des Lebens sofort.

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