D. Elton Trueblood Zitate

Englisches Zitat von D. Elton Trueblood als Bild

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.

D. Elton Trueblood

Deutsche Übersetzung

Ein Mann hat zumindest einen ersten Schritt unternommen, um die Bedeutung des menschlichen Lebens zu entdecken, indem er Bäume pflanzt, unter denen er genau weiß, dass er niemals sitzen wird.

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