Despair Quote by Karen Armstrong

I am continually trying to find meaning in the world. If we cannot find some ultimate significance or value in our lives, we fall…

— Karen Armstrong

“Unless we find some significance in our lives, we mortal men and women fall very easily into despair.”

— Karen Armstrong

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