Arise Quote by Paul Ricoeur

“On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in the world is the time in which all meaningful questions arise.” quote by Paul Ricoeur — Download Open image

“On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in the world is the time in which all meaningful questions arise.”

Paul Ricoeur

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