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# Franz Rosenzweig

(1886–1929)   Philosopher

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Franz Rosenzweig was a philosopher.

## Quick Facts About Franz Rosenzweig

Born December 25, 1886

Died December 10, 1929

Profession Philosopher

## About Franz Rosenzweig

Jewish theologian and philosopher (1886–1929)... \| Franz Rosenzweig was a German theologian, philosopher, and translator.

##  Quotes by Franz Rosenzweig

> [Love brings to life whatever is dead around us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-rosenzweig/love-brings-to-life-whatever-is-dead-around-us/)

[Franz Rosenzweig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-rosenzweig/)

[Dead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dead/)

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> [Love is only surpassing sweet when it is directed toward a mortal object, and the secret of this ultimate sweetness only is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-rosenzweig/love-is-only-surpassing-sweet-when-it-is-directed-toward-a-mortal/)

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[Bitterness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bitterness/)

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> [To have found God is not an end but in itself a beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-rosenzweig/to-have-found-god-is-not-an-end-but-in-itself-a-beginning/)

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[Beginning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginning/)

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> [The knowledge of everything knowable is not yet wisdom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-rosenzweig/the-knowledge-of-everything-knowable-is-not-yet-wisdom/)

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[Knowledge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knowledge/)

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